Testing the psychometric properties of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) in Chile: Empathy in a different cultural context

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 179-185

  Fernández, Ana Maria ^a,b   Dufey, Michele ^b   Kramp, Uwe ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DIEGO PORTALES   (Chile)

Author keywords

Affectivity; Assessment; Empathy; Measurement; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959846346     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000065     Document Type: Article

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