The QCAE: A questionnaire of cognitive and affective empathy

Renate Reniers; Rhiannon Corcoran; Richard Drake; Nick Shryane; Birgit A. Völlm

doi:10.1080/00223891.2010.528484

The QCAE: A questionnaire of cognitive and affective empathy

Renate Reniers, Rhiannon Corcoran, Richard Drake, Nick Shryane, Birgit A. Völlm

University of Nottingham

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

Empathy has been inconsistently defined and inadequately measured. This research aimed to produce a new and rigorously developed questionnaire. Exploratory (n1= 640) and confirmatory (n2= 318) factor analyses were employed to develop the Questionnaire of Cognitive and Affective Empathy (QCAE). Principal components analysis revealed 5 factors (31 items). Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed this structure in an independent sample. The hypothesized 2-factor structure (cognitive and affective empathy) was tested and provided the best and most parsimonious fit to the data. Gender differences, convergent validity, and construct validity were examined. The QCAE is a valid tool for assessing cognitive and affective empathy. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	84-95
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Personality Assessment
Volume	93
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2010.528484
Publication status	Published - 22 Dec 2010

Access to Document

10.1080/00223891.2010.528484Licence: CC BY

Cite this

@article{27ff4e479f4e4c0d832acf7bfb352380,

title = "The QCAE: A questionnaire of cognitive and affective empathy",

abstract = "Empathy has been inconsistently defined and inadequately measured. This research aimed to produce a new and rigorously developed questionnaire. Exploratory (n1= 640) and confirmatory (n2= 318) factor analyses were employed to develop the Questionnaire of Cognitive and Affective Empathy (QCAE). Principal components analysis revealed 5 factors (31 items). Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed this structure in an independent sample. The hypothesized 2-factor structure (cognitive and affective empathy) was tested and provided the best and most parsimonious fit to the data. Gender differences, convergent validity, and construct validity were examined. The QCAE is a valid tool for assessing cognitive and affective empathy. Copyright {\textcopyright} Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.",

author = "Renate Reniers and Rhiannon Corcoran and Richard Drake and Nick Shryane and V{\"o}llm, {Birgit A.}",

year = "2010",

month = dec,

day = "22",

doi = "10.1080/00223891.2010.528484",

language = "English",

volume = "93",

pages = "84--95",

journal = "Journal of Personality Assessment",

issn = "0022-3891",

publisher = "Taylor & Francis",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - The QCAE: A questionnaire of cognitive and affective empathy

AU - Reniers, Renate

AU - Corcoran, Rhiannon

AU - Drake, Richard

AU - Shryane, Nick

AU - Völlm, Birgit A.

PY - 2010/12/22

Y1 - 2010/12/22

N2 - Empathy has been inconsistently defined and inadequately measured. This research aimed to produce a new and rigorously developed questionnaire. Exploratory (n1= 640) and confirmatory (n2= 318) factor analyses were employed to develop the Questionnaire of Cognitive and Affective Empathy (QCAE). Principal components analysis revealed 5 factors (31 items). Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed this structure in an independent sample. The hypothesized 2-factor structure (cognitive and affective empathy) was tested and provided the best and most parsimonious fit to the data. Gender differences, convergent validity, and construct validity were examined. The QCAE is a valid tool for assessing cognitive and affective empathy. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

AB - Empathy has been inconsistently defined and inadequately measured. This research aimed to produce a new and rigorously developed questionnaire. Exploratory (n1= 640) and confirmatory (n2= 318) factor analyses were employed to develop the Questionnaire of Cognitive and Affective Empathy (QCAE). Principal components analysis revealed 5 factors (31 items). Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed this structure in an independent sample. The hypothesized 2-factor structure (cognitive and affective empathy) was tested and provided the best and most parsimonious fit to the data. Gender differences, convergent validity, and construct validity were examined. The QCAE is a valid tool for assessing cognitive and affective empathy. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

U2 - 10.1080/00223891.2010.528484

DO - 10.1080/00223891.2010.528484

M3 - Article

SN - 0022-3891

VL - 93

SP - 84

EP - 95

JO - Journal of Personality Assessment

JF - Journal of Personality Assessment

IS - 1

ER -

The QCAE: A questionnaire of cognitive and affective empathy

Abstract

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Cite this