Development of the Adolescent Measure of Empathy and Sympathy (AMES) |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA;2. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA;1. Adolescent Development, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 1, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands;2. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Ho Tim Building, Chung Chi Rd, Shatin NT, Hong Kong;3. VU University, Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands;4. Developmental Psychology, Tilburg University, The Netherlands;1. Institute of Developmental Psychology, School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China;2. Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China;3. School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China;4. Department of Psychology, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau SAR, 100875, China;1. Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padua, Italy;2. Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Sweden;1. Beloit College, Beloit, WI, United States;2. Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, United States;3. Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University, United States;4. Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, United States;5. Department of Psychiatry at University of Rochester Medical Center, United States |
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| Abstract: | The aim of the present study was to develop and validate a new instrument to measure empathy and sympathy in adolescents that differentiates between empathy and sympathy, and balances its emphasis on affective and cognitive empathy. The psychometric properties of the Adolescent Measure of Empathy and Sympathy (AMES) were established in two studies. In the first study, among 499 adolescents (10–15 years old), the structure of the AMES was investigated and the number of items was reduced. In the second study, among 450 adolescents, test-retest reliability and construct validity of the AMES was evaluated. Results indicate that the AMES met the standards of reliability and validity. By specifically distinguishing between affective empathy and sympathy, the AMES provides a distinct advantage over existing measurement tools and is useful in elucidating the relationship between empathy and behavior in adolescents. |
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| Keywords: | Affective empathy Cognitive empathy Sympathy Adolescents |
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