Adaptation and Internal Validation ofTwo Empathy Scales for Use in Brazil
Keywords:
empathy, affect, cognition, behaviorAbstract
The aim oftliis study was to adapt and validate two scales of empathy to be used in Brazil. The Interpersonal Reactivity Index ofDavis (EMRI, in Portuguese) has three subscales: emotional (CE), cognitive (CG), and behavioral (CC) components of empathy. Bryant's Empathy Scale for Children and Adolescents (EECA, in Portuguese) has 22 items. Thirty-two hundred adolescents, high and low SES, 14 to 16 years old, both sexes, ofpublic and private schools of João Pessoa/PB and Porto Alegre/RS were evaluated. The reliability analysis ofthe subscales showed EMRI alpha = 0,75, CE alpha = 0,67, CG alpha = 0,63, CCalpha = 0,54, and EECA alpha = 0,74, which are considered adequate, and recommend the research use ofPortuguese version in Brazil. Convergent validity was found among the EECA scale, CG, CA, and CC subscales of
EMRI.
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