Whitt Ahmed, Howard Matthew O
School of Social Work, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 325 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27515, USA.
Psychol Rep. 2013 Feb;112(1):325-39. doi: 10.2466/16.08.20.PR0.112.1.325-339.
Relatively few researchers have examined empathy among antisocial youth, although adolescents may differ greatly in the nature and frequency of their offending behavior. In this investigation, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were used (1) to derive a brief empathy scale from the Psychopathic Personality Inventory-Short Version; (2) to assess the construct validity, internal consistency, and potential clinical utility of the derived empathy subscale; and (3) to identify key sociodemographic, psychosocial, and behavioral correlates of empathy in delinquent youth. The 707 adolescent residents of 27 Missouri Division of Youth Services rehabilitation facilities had a mean age of 15.5 yr. (SD = 1.2) and most (87%) were boys. Analysis suggested that the new measure possesses adequate psychometric properties and may be a useful addition to clinical assessments of antisocial youth.
尽管青少年的犯罪行为在性质和频率上可能有很大差异，但相对较少的研究人员对反社会青年的同理心进行过考察。在本调查中，使用探索性和验证性因素分析：（1）从《精神病态人格问卷简版》中得出一个简短的同理心量表；（2）评估所衍生的同理心子量表的结构效度、内部一致性和潜在临床效用；（3）确定犯罪青年中同理心的关键社会人口统计学、心理社会和行为相关因素。密苏里州青年服务部27个康复设施中的707名青少年居民平均年龄为15.5岁（标准差=1.2），大多数（87%）为男性。分析表明，新量表具有足够的心理测量学特性，可能是反社会青年临床评估的有益补充。
