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Construct validity of an empathy instrument.

Research in Nursing & Health

|December 1, 1981

Summary

The Empathy Construct Rating Scale (ECRS) reliably measures empathy as a unified construct. This validated scale confirms empathy is an indivisible whole, essential in relationships.

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Area of Science:

Psychological Measurement
Social Psychology

Background:

Empathy is a crucial interpersonal construct.
Assessing empathy requires validated instruments.
The Empathy Construct Rating Scale (ECRS) was developed for this purpose.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine the construct validity of the Empathy Construct Rating Scale (ECRS).
To establish the reliability and validity of the ECRS for measuring empathy.

Main Methods:

Employed Campbell and Fiske's multitrait-multimethod approach.
Utilized factor analysis to assess scale structure.
Evaluated internal consistency, content validity, and discriminant validity.

Main Results:

The ECRS demonstrated high internal consistency, content validity, and discriminant validity.
Factor analysis confirmed the ECRS measures a primary, singular factor.
No meaningful subscales for empathy were identified.

Conclusions:

The ECRS is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring empathy.
Empathy functions as a singular, indivisible construct.
The presence of all elements of empathy is necessary for its existence in relationships.

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