The Griffith Empathy Measure Does Not Validly Distinguish between Cognitive and Affective Empathy in Children

ConclusionI argue that Dadds et al. erred in trying to derive valid measures of both cognitive and affective empathy from an item pool that was not designed for that kind of dual‐use purpose. More specifically, the GEM “cognitive” scale may primarily measure broader callousness, whereas the affective scale may primarily measure only a narrow range of affective empathy, namely emotional contagion.
Source: Australian Psychologist - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Review article Source Type: research