Proposal of a measure of empathy focused in groups: Factorial validity and internal consistency

Authors

  • Lilian Kelly de Sousa Galvão Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
  • Cleonice Pereira dos Santos Camino Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Valdiney Veloso Gouveia Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Nilton Soares Formiga Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Keywords:

Empathy, evaluation, adolescents.

Abstract

This article aims to gather evidence of factorial validity and internal consistency of an Empathy Scale focused on Groups (ESG). To this end, two studies had been carried through: the first one refers to an exploratory study and the second one to a confirmatory validation. Two samples were used, containing about 200 adolescents each. Participants responded to the ESG and to a demographic questionnaire. The results of the analysis of the main components identified four factors representing the internal structure of the instrument, with a total alpha of 0.83. A confirmatory factor analysis revealed acceptable psychometric indicators for the model with four factors compared to other models. Overall, this study offers significant contributions to the understanding of the dimensionality of the empathy construct.

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Author Biographies

Lilian Kelly de Sousa Galvão, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Doutora em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Professora do Centro de Formação de Professores da Universidade Federal de Campina Grande.

Cleonice Pereira dos Santos Camino, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Doutora em Psicologia pela Universitè Catholique de Louvain, Bélgica, Professora do Programa de Pós-graduação em Psicologia Social da UFPB.

Valdiney Veloso Gouveia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Doutor em Psicologia pela Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Professor do Departamento de Psicologia da Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Nilton Soares Formiga, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Doutorando em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba

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Published

2010-09-28

How to Cite

Galvão, L. K. de S., Camino, C. P. dos S., Gouveia, V. V., & Formiga, N. S. (2010). Proposal of a measure of empathy focused in groups: Factorial validity and internal consistency. Psico, 41(3). Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/revistapsico/article/view/5923

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Vol. 41 No. 3 (2010): Psicologia Social: Territórios de pensaragir

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