Portuguese version
Pechorro, P., Jesus, S., Kahn, R., Gonçalves, R., & Barroso, R. (2018). A versão breve da Escala de Empatia Básica numa amostra escolar de jovens portugueses: Validade, fiabilidade e invariância. Revista Iberoamericana de Diagnóstico y Evaluación Psicológica, 49, 157-169. https://doi.org/10.21865/RIDEP49.4.13
Original version
Jolliffe, D., & Farrington, D. (2006). Development and validation of the Basic Empathy Scale. Journal of Adolescence, 29, 589-611. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2005.08.010
Theoretical background
The BES is a 20-item self-report measure designed to measure two dimensions of empathy in adolescents: affective empathy (11 items) and cognitive empathy (9 items). Each item is rated on a 5-point ordinal scale, from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree. Higher scores indicate higher levels of empathy. In the present validation study, the short version of seven items called BES-A was used, which maintains the two-factor structure.
Description
Assessment Domain: Empathy.
Type of Instrument: Self-report questionnaire.
Number of items: 20 items.
Application: Individual.
Population: Adolescent.
Contacts
Pedro Pechorro (ppechorro@gmail.com)
References
- Pechorro, P., Jesus, S., Kahn, R., Gonçalves, R., & Barroso, R. (2018). A versão breve da Escala de Empatia Básica numa amostra escolar de jovens portugueses: Validade, fiabilidade e invariância. Revista Iberoamericana de Diagnóstico y Evaluación Psicológica, 49, 157-169. https://doi.org/10.21865/RIDEP49.4.13
- Pechorro, P., Kahn, R., Gonçalves, R. A., & Ray, J. (2017). Psychometric properties of Basic Empathy Scale among female juvenile delinquents and community youths. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 55, 29-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2017.10.008
- Pechorro, P., Ray, J., Salas-Wright, C., Maroco, J., & Gonçalves, R. (2015). Adaptation of the Basic Empathy Scale among a Portuguese sample of incarcerated juvenile offenders. Psychology, Crime & Law, 21, 699-714. https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2015.1028546
- Pechorro P., Jolliffe, D., & Nunes, C. (2021). Correlates of affective and cognitive empathy among incarcerated male and female youth offenders. In D. Jolliffe & D. Farrington (Eds.), Empathy versus offending, aggression and bullying: Advancing knowledge using the Basic Empathy Scale (pp. 113-125). Routledge.