Psychometric properties of the Basic Empathy Scale in Polish children and adolescents

Zych, Izabela; Farrington, David P.; Nasaescu, Elena; Jolliffe, Darrick; Twardowska-Staszek, Estera

doi:10.1007/s12144-020-00670-y

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“…Of the total of 21 articles, 13 (61.9%) studied the equivalence. In nine cases [ 3 , 15 , 17 , 18 , 25 , 26 , 66 , 79 , 82 ], a comparison between the original version and the reduced version that they set out within their sample was made. In three cases [ 75 , 77 , 83 ], their analysis of the instrument was compared with analyses carried out previously.…”

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“…For those articles in which there was no indication, an attempt to extract the implicit information regarding the type of evidence was made. We observed one article (4.76%) that measures discriminant evidence [ 25 ], and ten (47.62%) that measure convergent evidence [ 15 , 17 , 18 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 ]. Seven articles (33.33%) measure both of them [ 3 , 22 , 58 , 71 , 72 , 75 , 84 ].…”

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“…Social desirability appears in five of the eight articles that measure discriminant evidence with empathy, which makes it the most repeated construct [ 3 , 25 , 26 , 77 , 83 ]. Regarding the measurement of convergent evidence, the comparison with other constructs did not follow such a clear trend, ranging from comparisons with empathy [ 26 , 77 , 78 , 83 ], to psychopathy [ 17 , 79 ], bullying [ 3 , 80 ], social skills [ 18 , 81 , 82 ], and insensitivity [ 15 , 66 ], among others.…”

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Basic Empathy Scale: A Systematic Review and Reliability Generalization Meta-Analysis

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The Basic Empathy Scale (BES) has been internationally used to measure empathy. A systematic review including 74 articles that implement the instrument since its development in 2006 was carried out. Moreover, an evidence validity analysis and a reliability generalization meta-analysis were performed to examine if the scale presented the appropriate values to justify its application. Results from the systematic review showed that the use of the BES is increasing, although the research areas in which it is being implemented are currently being broadened. The validity analyses indicated that both the type of factor analysis and reliability are reported in validation studies much more than the consequences of testing are. Regarding the meta-analysis results, the mean of Cronbach’s α for cognitive empathy was 0.81 (95% CI: 0.77–0.85), with high levels of heterogeneity (I2 = 98.81%). Regarding affective empathy, the mean of Cronbach’s α was 0.81 (95% CI: 0.76–0.84), with high levels of heterogeneity. It was concluded that BES is appropriate to be used in general population groups, although not recommended for clinical diagnosis; and there is a moderate to high heterogeneity in the mean of Cronbach’s α. The practical implications of the results in mean estimation and heterogeneity are discussed.

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“…The shortened versions comprise fewer but otherwise identical items that were considered adequate for the respective target groups. Despite the availability of an adolescent version of the scale, most validation studies with adolescents used the adult MDS-32 version (Sijtsema et al, 2019; Zych et al, 2020), and several used the child MDS-14 version (Campaert et al, 2017; Paciello et al, 2020). The validation of the adolescent MDS-24 version has been less explored (Romera, Ortega-Ruiz, Runions, & Falla, 2021).…”

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The moral disengagement scale-24: Factorial structure and cross-cultural comparison in Spanish and Colombian adolescents.

Romera¹,

Herrera-López²,

Ruíz³

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Psychology of Violence

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Objective: Moral disengagement is one of the most explored cognitive strategies for understanding why adolescents engage in aggressive behavior. Moral disengagement research has been lacking in Latin American countries, as there is limited research on cultural differences between adolescents. The moral disengagement scale (MDS) is the most commonly measure used but previous studies applied different factorial structures. This study aimed to compare the three commonly used the factorial structure of MDS-24 in a confirmatory factorial analysis (CFA) and its association with bullying. Using a cross-sectional design, the study also explored the cross-cultural measurement invariance (MI) in MDS-24 and the differences between Spanish and Colombian adolescents. Method: Data were collected from Spanish (n = 1,396; M age = 13.6; 49% girls) and Colombian adolescents (n = 1,298; M age = 14.12; 49% girls). Results: The CFA showed that the eight-factor structure had the best model fit. The eight moral disengagement mechanisms were positively associated with both bullying perpetration and victimization. Furthermore, moral disengagement mechanisms evidenced their predictive utility for Spanish and Colombian adolescents' involvement in bullying perpetration, once the effects of gender, age, and bullying victimization were controlled for. After confirming cross-cultural MI, Colombian adolescents generally reported higher levels of moral disengagement mechanisms than their Spanish peers. Conclusions:The findings contribute to the development of a measure of a cognitive risk strategy for bullying behavior. It also provides a valuable exploration of the MDS among Spanish-speaking adolescents and contributes to the scarcely explored field of cross-cultural differences in justification of transgressive behavior.

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“…Gender normative socialisation and differences in parenting styles also contribute to gender differences in empathic development (O'Neill, 2020). Notably, this varies culturally, whereby collectivist cultures find males to be more empathic (Lai et al, 2015) as compared to individualist cultures wherein females report higher empathy scores (Jolliffe & Farrington, 2006a;Llorca-Mestre et al, 2017;Zych et al, 2020). Similarly to attachment, the influence of parental behaviour has lasting effects on empathy later in life.…”

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The optimal application of empathy interventions to reduce antisocial behaviour and crime: a review of the literature

Trivedi‐Bateman

Crook

2021

Psychology, Crime & Law

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In recent decades, the relationship between weak empathy and the development of antisocial and offending behaviours has been well established. In the first review of its kind, this paper outlines the current implementation of empathy intervention programmes in a variety of disciplines. This paper will identify some key agents that are instrumental in empathy development and build a case to suggest that where such traditional sources of empathy development are inadequate, interventions are crucial to bridge the gap. To date, the few offender empathy interventions that have been implemented and assessed heed mixed results by crime type, sample type, gender, and empathy type. Novel, evidence-led recommendations will be made in relation to the timing, content, format, length, and location of future interventions, and the importance of the consideration of baseline empathy and individual differences will be outlined. Deficient empathy must be of central concern to criminal justice agencies and identified and addressed from infancy and throughout the life course. By using a combination of universal programmes with general populations and specific offendertargeted programmes, a holistic approach can be achieved.

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Psychometric properties of the Basic Empathy Scale in Polish children and adolescents

Cited by 12 publications

References 34 publications

Basic Empathy Scale: A Systematic Review and Reliability Generalization Meta-Analysis

Basic Empathy Scale: A Systematic Review and Reliability Generalization Meta-Analysis

The moral disengagement scale-24: Factorial structure and cross-cultural comparison in Spanish and Colombian adolescents.

The optimal application of empathy interventions to reduce antisocial behaviour and crime: a review of the literature

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