The hierarchical structure of empathy: Dimensional organization and relations to social functioning

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 49-59

  Cliffordson, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY WEST   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA); Dimensionality; Empathy; Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI); Social Skills Inventory (SSI)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPATHY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EMPATHY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0036482667     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00268     Document Type: Article

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