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Autor/inn/en | Garton, Alison F.; Gringart, Eyal |
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Titel | The Development of a Scale to Measure Empathy in 8- and 9-Year Old Children |
Quelle | In: Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology, 5 (2005), S.17-25 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1446-5442 |
Schlagwörter | Measures (Individuals); Factor Analysis; Psychometrics; Empathy; Test Construction; Cooperative Learning; Problem Solving; Affective Behavior; Cognitive Processes; Test Validity; Test Reliability; Elementary School Students; Interpersonal Reactivity Index |
Abstract | Empathy has been suggested to facilitate effective collaborative problem solving in children. The current study adapted the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI, Davis, 1980), a well-validated empathy measure for adults, for use with children aged 8 and 9 years. Four hundred and thirteen school children aged between 7;11 and 9;11 years completed the new measure, "Feeling and Thinking" (F&T) aimed at measuring both the affective and cognitive components of empathy. Principal Components Analysis with Varimax rotation produced a clear and logical four factor solution that resembled but did not duplicate the IRI. Further scrutiny reduced the scale to a more parsimonious 12 item, two factor scale representing the two components of empathy. It is suggested that F&T is capable of measuring empathy in children. Further psychometric investigations of the F&T will enhance knowledge of the affective/cognitive distinction in empathy. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided). |
Anmerkungen | University of Newcastle. School of Education, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia. e-mail: ajedp@newcastle.edu.au; Web site: http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/ajedp |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2017/4/10 |