A measure of cognitive and affective empathy in children using parent ratings
A measure of cognitive and affective empathy in children using parent ratings
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DOI：
10.1007/s10578-007-0075-4
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发表时间：
2008-06-01
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2.9
通讯作者：
El Masry, Yasmeen
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作者：
Dadds, Mark R.;Hunter, Kirsten;El Masry, Yasmeen
“同理心”的构建体现了儿童心理健康所必需的一些特征。令人惊讶的是，大多数研究仅基于儿童和青少年的报告和观察措施，尽管有证据表明多信息评估对于准确测量此类结构至关重要。我们提出的研究记录了一种简短的家长报告儿童同理心测量方法的开发和验证，该方法针对儿童同理心技能的形成期，直至青春期。格里菲斯同理心测量改编自布莱恩特同理心指数，显示出与儿童评级的趋同性，并且在性别和年龄方面具有良好的信度和效度。与同理心的理论解释一致，我们发现它包括情感和认知成分，这些成分与儿童功能的其他方面表现出不同的关联。
The construct of "empathy" embodies a number of characteristics necessary for psychological health in children. Surprisingly, most research has been based solely on children and adolescent report and observational measures despite evidence that multi-informant assessment is fundamental to the accurate measurement of such constructs. We present research documenting the development and validation of a brief parent-report measure of child empathy targeted at the formative years for the development of empathic skills, through to adolescence. The Griffith Empathy Measure, adapted from the Bryant Index of Empathy, showed convergence with child ratings, and good reliability and validity across gender and age. Consistent with theoretical accounts of empathy, it was found to include affective and cognitive components that showed divergent associations with other aspects of child functioning.