The Theory And Measurement Of Empathy

This paper reviewed several studies supporting the idea that empathy is an important aspect of interpersonal behavior and moral conduct and providing further evidence for the validity of an empathy scale. Minres factor analyses were performed to determine the underlying structure of the empathy scale and its relationship to the California Psychological Inventory (CPI). The scale was most closely related to the factor labeled "interpersonal adequacy." (Author/LA)