The structure of Bryant's empathy index for children: A cross-validation study

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 670-677

  Lasa Aristu, Amaia ^a   Holgado Tello, Francisco Pablo ^a   Carrasco Ortiz, Miguel Ángel ^a   Del Barrio Gándara, María Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Children; Construct validity; Empathy index; Spanish language

Indexed keywords

EID: 56049084226     PISSN: 11387416     EISSN: 19882904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1138741600004674     Document Type: Article

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