The Perth Empathy Scale: Psychometric Properties of the Polish Version and Its Mental Health Correlates.

ABSTRACT: The Perth Empathy Scale (PES) is a 20-item self-report questionnaire that assesses people's ability to recognize emotions in others (i.e., cognitive empathy) and vicariously experience other's emotions (i.e., affective empathy), across positive and negative emotions. Originally developed in English, the aim of our study was to introduce the first Polish version of the PES and test its psychometric performance. Our sample was 318 people (184 females, 134 males) with ages ranging from 18 to 77. The factor structure was verified with confirmatory factor analysis. Reliability was tested in terms of internal consistency and test-retest reliability. To explore convergent, divergent, and discriminant validity, we examined relationships between the PES and measures of depression, anxiety, and emot

SUBMITTER: Larionow P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10670358 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature