About the Measure
Domains | Emotional Intelligence (mixed and trait) |
Key stages | Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3 |
Subscales | Bryant (1982) suggested the measure was unidimensional whereas De Wied et al. (2007) suggested a two factor solution comprising Empathic sadness and Attitude; Del Barrio proposed a 3-factor structure comprising Feelings of sadness, Understanding feelings and Tearful reaction |
Description | Assesses dispositional affective empathy in children 6 years and older. |
Example | It makes me sad to see a girl who can't find anyone to play with |
Link | https://www.jstor.org/stable/1128984?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents |
Psychometry | |
Implementation |
Implementation details
No. of items | 22 |
Format | Dichotomous |
Respondent | Self |
Scoring | Standardised |
Time | 0 |
Age | 5-12 |
Cost single purchase | Available in jou |
Cost per child | Available in jou |
Psychometric details
UK norms | No |
Cronbach's α | .54-.79 |
Test retest | 2 weeks, r= [.74,.86] |
Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
EFA | 2-factor orthogo |
CFA | 3-factor model Chi-square(164)= 447.52 CFI = .92 RMSEA = .05 |
Criterion validity | Not reported |
Construct validity | r= .33 with Feshbach and Roe Empathy measure; r= [.54,.76] with Mehrabian and Epstein empathy measure |
Concurrent validity | Not reported |
Predictive validity | Not reported |
Responsiveness | Not reported |
Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
References | Bryant, B. (1982). An Index of Empathy for Children and Adolescents. Child Development, 53(2), 413-425. doi:10.2307/1128984 De Wied, M., Maas, C., Van Goozen, S., Vermande, M., Engels, R., Meeus, W., ... Goudena, P. (2007). Bryant's Empathy Index. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 23(2), 99-104. doi:10.1027/1015-5759.23.2.99 Del Barrio, V., Aluja, A., & García, L. (2004). Bryant's Empathy Index for children and adolescents: psychometric properties in the Spanish language. Psychological Reports, 95(1), 257-262. doi:10.2466/pr0.95.1.257-262 |