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 |