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Toward the Measurement of Affective Sensitivity
Author(s) -
KAGAN NORMAN,
SCHNEIDER JOHN
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1987.tb00755.x
Subject(s) - empathy , facet (psychology) , psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , sensitivity (control systems) , scale (ratio) , validity , social psychology , cognitive psychology , clinical psychology , psychometrics , big five personality traits , personality , engineering , geography , cartography , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , electronic engineering
The current versions of the Affective Sensitivity Scale (E‐80 and D‐80) are media‐based, multiple‐choice tests of one facet of human empathy. Extensive data have been collected. Revisions have been made based on analysis of reliability and validity data. The tests yield several subscales that have research, treatment, and training potential. Theoretical constructs are proposed to explain the role of affective sensitivity in the process of empathy.