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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Wang, Yu-Wei
• Davidson, M. Meghan
• Yakushko, Oksana F
• Savoy, Holly Bielstein
• Tan, Jeffrey A
• Bleier, Joseph K
• Hansen, Jo-Ida C

Titel

The Scale of Ethnocultural Empathy: Development, Validation, and Reliability

Ist Teil von

• Journal of counseling psychology, 2003-04, Vol.50 (2), p.221-234

Ort / Verlag

Washington, DC: American Psychological Association

Erscheinungsjahr

2003

Quelle

Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The authors present 3 studies on the initial validity and reliability of the Scale of Ethnocultural Empathy (SEE), a self-report instrument that measures empathy toward people of racial and ethnic backgrounds different from one's own. Specifically, the exploratory factor analysis yielded 4 factors: Empathic Feeling and Expression, Empathic Perspective Taking, Acceptance of Cultural Differences, and Empathic Awareness. A confirmatory factor analysis provided evidence for the stability and generalizability of this 4-factor solution. The SEE was correlated in the predicted directions with general empathy and attitudes toward people's similarities and differences. High internal consistency and test-retest reliability estimates were also found across the three studies. A discussion of how this scale can add to the research and practice regarding empathy and multicultural issues is provided.