Dissociation of cognitive and emotional empathy in adults with asperger syndrome using the multifaceted empathy test (MET)
Dissociation of cognitive and emotional empathy in adults with asperger syndrome using the multifaceted empathy test (MET)
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DOI：
10.1007/s10803-007-0486-x
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发表时间：
2008-03-01
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Convit, Antonio
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作者：
Dziobek, Isabel;Rogers, Kimberley;Convit, Antonio
共情是一个多维度的结构，由认知（推断心理状态）和情感（共情关注）组成。尽管缺乏研究，自闭症谱系的个体通常被认为缺乏同情心。在目前的研究中，我们使用了一种新的，基于照片的测量，多方面的同理心测试（MET），在一组17名患有阿斯伯格综合征（AS）的人和18名匹配良好的对照组中多维度地评估同理心。结果表明，虽然AS患者的认知共情受损，但他们在情感共情方面与对照组没有差异。一般情绪唤醒和社会理想的答案倾向的水平没有组之间的差异。MET量表的内部一致性范围为0.71至0.92，收敛和发散效度非常令人满意。
Empathy is a multidimensional construct consisting of cognitive (inferring mental states) and emotional (empathic concern) components. Despite a paucity of research, individuals on the autism spectrum are generally believed to lack empathy. In the current study we used a new, photo-based measure, the Multifaceted Empathy Test (MET), to assess empathy multidimensionally in a group of 17 individuals with Asperger syndrome (AS) and 18 well-matched controls. Results suggested that while individuals with AS are impaired in cognitive empathy, they do not differ from controls in emotional empathy. Level of general emotional arousability and socially desirable answer tendencies did not differ between groups. Internal consistency of the MET's scales ranged from .71 to .92, and convergent and divergent validity were highly satisfactory.