Index of Empathy for Children and Adolescents (IECA)

The Empathy Index for Children and Adolescents (IECA) is a 22-item self-report questionnaire to assess dispositional affective empathy in children aged 6 and older. The IECA has been designed to assess emotional responsiveness, rather than accuracy of cognitive insight.

In Generation R, seven self-reported items from the Dutch translation of the IECA were used. Items measured emotional reactions to seeing other people getting hurt or being upset, and were rated on a 3-point Likert scale.

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  • Generation R

  • 9-10 years
    •   CC
    8.7 - 12.5 years   From 2012-01-01 to 2016-12-31
    Mode of collection SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire
    Analysis unit Individual
    Instrument name Index of Empathy for children and Adolescents (IECA)
    Measure name Empathy
    References
    Davis, M. H. (1980). A multidimensional approach to individual differences in empathy. JSAS Catalog of Selected Documents in Psychology, 10, 85.
    Mehrabian, A., & Epstein, N. (1972). A measure of emotional empathy1. Journal of Personality, 40(4), 525–543. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6494.1972.tb00078.x
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