Development and validation of the Basic Empathy Scale

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 589-611

  Jolliffe, Darrick ^a   Farrington, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BASIC EMPATHY SCALE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITION; CONSCIENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; EMPATHY; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NEUROSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; VALIDATION PROCESS; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; COGNITION; EMPATHY; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PARENTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 33746100322     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2005.08.010     Document Type: Article

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