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

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 fact...

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Published in:Journal of counseling psychology 2003-04, Vol.50 (2), p.221-234
Main Authors: Wang, Yu-Wei, Davidson, M. Meghan, Yakushko, Oksana F, Savoy, Holly Bielstein, Tan, Jeffrey A, Bleier, Joseph K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Confirmatory Factor Analysis
Correlation
Cultural Differences
Cultural Pluralism
Cultural Sensitivity
Culture
Empathy
Ethnic groups
Ethnology
Exploratory Factor Analysis
Factor Analysis
Factor Structure
Female
Human
Internal Consistency
Male
Measures (Individuals)
Medical sciences
Multicultural Education
Perspective Taking
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Rating Scales
Reliability
Scale of Ethnocultural Empathy
Self-Report
Selfreport measures
Techniques and methods
Test Construction
Test Reliability
Test Validity
Test-Retest Reliability
USA
Validation studies
Validity
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0022-0167
1939-2168
DOI:10.1037/0022-0167.50.2.221