a Department of Psychology , University of Turin , Italy.
b Department of Psychology , Lancaster University , United Kingdom.
J Pers Assess. 2019 Mar-Apr;101(2):159-170. doi: 10.1080/00223891.2017.1389745. Epub 2017 Nov 13.
The most recent conceptualizations of empathy recognize affective empathy as distinct from cognitive empathy. Consequently, instruments that assess these 2 types of empathy have been developed. Among them, the Questionnaire of Cognitive and Affective Empathy (QCAE) is a particularly promising, relatively new, self-report measure consisting of 31 items. To examine the cross-cultural adaptability of the QCAE, we investigated the psychometric properties of an Italian version in 2 samples and with 2 different formats of administration. Study 1 (n = 407) used archival data collected via paper and pencil; Study 2 (n = 285) used newly collected data, obtained with an online format. In these studies, in addition to the QCAE, 6 other instruments measuring empathy-related constructs (i.e., interpersonal competence, well-being, personality traits, emotion regulation, alexithymia, and emotion recognition) were administered, too. Data analysis focused on factor structure, internal consistency, and convergent validity. The findings of both studies provide support for the cross-cultural applicability of the QCAE, and reveal interesting associations between empathy and the other constructs under examination.
最新的同理心概念将情感同理心与认知同理心区分开来。因此，已经开发出评估这两种同理心的工具。其中，认知和情感同理心问卷（QCAE）是一种特别有前途的、相对较新的自我报告量表，由 31 个项目组成。为了检验 QCAE 的跨文化适应性，我们在两个样本中用两种不同的管理格式对其进行了心理测量学特性研究。研究 1（n=407）使用通过纸笔收集的档案数据；研究 2（n=285）使用新收集的数据，采用在线格式。在这些研究中，除了 QCAE 之外，还使用了另外 6 种衡量同理心相关结构的工具（即人际能力、幸福感、人格特质、情绪调节、述情障碍和情绪识别）。数据分析集中在因子结构、内部一致性和收敛效度上。这两项研究的结果都支持 QCAE 的跨文化适用性，并揭示了同理心与其他受检结构之间的有趣关联。
