Development of the Mexican Version of the Empathy Quotient

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Autor principal: Ricardo Arturo Saracco-Álvarez
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Publicado: Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz 2020
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contents Development of the Mexican Version of the Empathy Quotient Ricardo Arturo Saracco-Álvarez Ana Fresán Víctor Rodríguez Pérez Rebeca Robles-García Raúl Iván Escamilla Orozco Leonila Rosa Díaz Martínez Carlos-Alfonso Tovilla-Zárate José Luis Olivares Neumann Medicina scale empathy Validation mexican population congruence coefficient Introduction Empathy is defined as the ability or process to identify and understand other person’s situation, feelings, and motives. These responses are essential for relationships and social behavior. Baron-Cohen et al. created the Empathy Quotient (EQ), a scale explicitly designed to have a clinical application. The instrument evaluates three constructs of empathy and several studies around worldwide, but not in Mexico.Objective To examine the psychometric properties and the factor congruence of the EQ in a community sample from Mexico City.Method Cronbach´s alpha coefficient and a correspondence factorial analysis was performed to test the relation between response options and factors from the Exploratory Factor Analysis 200 adults without Axis I disorders through the MINI, filled out the Spanish version of the short version (28-items) of the EQ. An exploratory factor analysis was performed while reliability was tested with Cronbach’s alpha. In addition, correspondence factorial analysis and the factor congruence coefficient were determined.Results Five items were eliminated from the original 28-item EQ. From the 23 remaining items, only 16 were grouped in the three original proposed dimensions (cognitive empathy: 8 items, emotional reactivity: 4 items and social skills: 3 items), while one item showed communality with a different domain from the one originally proposed. Reliability was adequate (.82) as well as the congruence coefficients (.76 to .99). Discussion and conclusion The EQ Mexican 16-item version is a good tool to assess empathy in a Mexican population. 2020 artículo científico 0185-3325 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=58262835005 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58262835005/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58262835005/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58262835005/58262835005.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58262835005/movil 10.17711/SM.0185-3325.2020.012 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=582 Salud Mental application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz Salud Mental (México) Num.2 Vol.43
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spellingShingle Development of the Mexican Version of the Empathy Quotient
Ricardo Arturo Saracco-Álvarez
Medicina
scale
empathy
Validation
mexican population
congruence coefficient
Development of the Mexican Version of the Empathy Quotient Ricardo Arturo Saracco-Álvarez Ana Fresán Víctor Rodríguez Pérez Rebeca Robles-García Raúl Iván Escamilla Orozco Leonila Rosa Díaz Martínez Carlos-Alfonso Tovilla-Zárate José Luis Olivares Neumann Medicina scale empathy Validation mexican population congruence coefficient Introduction Empathy is defined as the ability or process to identify and understand other person’s situation, feelings, and motives. These responses are essential for relationships and social behavior. Baron-Cohen et al. created the Empathy Quotient (EQ), a scale explicitly designed to have a clinical application. The instrument evaluates three constructs of empathy and several studies around worldwide, but not in Mexico.Objective To examine the psychometric properties and the factor congruence of the EQ in a community sample from Mexico City.Method Cronbach´s alpha coefficient and a correspondence factorial analysis was performed to test the relation between response options and factors from the Exploratory Factor Analysis 200 adults without Axis I disorders through the MINI, filled out the Spanish version of the short version (28-items) of the EQ. An exploratory factor analysis was performed while reliability was tested with Cronbach’s alpha. In addition, correspondence factorial analysis and the factor congruence coefficient were determined.Results Five items were eliminated from the original 28-item EQ. From the 23 remaining items, only 16 were grouped in the three original proposed dimensions (cognitive empathy: 8 items, emotional reactivity: 4 items and social skills: 3 items), while one item showed communality with a different domain from the one originally proposed. Reliability was adequate (.82) as well as the congruence coefficients (.76 to .99). Discussion and conclusion The EQ Mexican 16-item version is a good tool to assess empathy in a Mexican population. 2020 artículo científico 0185-3325 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=58262835005 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58262835005/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58262835005/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58262835005/58262835005.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/582/58262835005/movil 10.17711/SM.0185-3325.2020.012 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=582 Salud Mental application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz Salud Mental (México) Num.2 Vol.43
title Development of the Mexican Version of the Empathy Quotient
topic Medicina
scale
empathy
Validation
mexican population
congruence coefficient
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