Psychometric properties of Basic Empathy Scale among female juvenile delinquents and school youths
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Resumo: | Research on empathy often distinguishes between affective and cognitive empathy, but there is limited knowledge regarding the application or measurement of these two dimensions of empathy among female youth, especially forensic samples of female youth. The main aim of the present study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Basic Empathy Scale (BES) among a Portuguese sample of female youths (N = 377), composed of incarcerated female juvenile offenders (n = 103) and school youths (n = 274). The two-factor structure of the BES obtained a good fit among the school sample, but the fit among the forensic sample was poor. Both samples demonstrated adequate psychometric properties in terms of Cronbach's alpha, omega coefficient, mean inter item correlations, corrected item-total correlation range, and criterion validity. However, some caution is advised when using the BES with female youth involved in the juvenile justice system, particularly with incarcerated female youth. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Psychometric properties of Basic Empathy Scale among female juvenile delinquents and school youthsCallous-unemotional traitsGender-differencesAntisocial-behaviorSex-differencesPsychopathic traitsAdolescentsValidationChildhoodAggressionOffendersResearch on empathy often distinguishes between affective and cognitive empathy, but there is limited knowledge regarding the application or measurement of these two dimensions of empathy among female youth, especially forensic samples of female youth. The main aim of the present study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Basic Empathy Scale (BES) among a Portuguese sample of female youths (N = 377), composed of incarcerated female juvenile offenders (n = 103) and school youths (n = 274). The two-factor structure of the BES obtained a good fit among the school sample, but the fit among the forensic sample was poor. Both samples demonstrated adequate psychometric properties in terms of Cronbach's alpha, omega coefficient, mean inter item correlations, corrected item-total correlation range, and criterion validity. However, some caution is advised when using the BES with female youth involved in the juvenile justice system, particularly with incarcerated female youth. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.European Social Fund (POPH/FSE)ElsevierSapientiaPechorro, PedroKahn, Rachel E.Gonçalves, Rui AbrunhosaRay, James V.2019-11-20T15:07:13Z2017-122017-12-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/12932eng0160-252710.1016/j.ijlp.2017.10.008info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-24T10:24:55Zoai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/12932Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:04:09.933809Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Psychometric properties of Basic Empathy Scale among female juvenile delinquents and school youths |
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Psychometric properties of Basic Empathy Scale among female juvenile delinquents and school youths |
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Psychometric properties of Basic Empathy Scale among female juvenile delinquents and school youths Pechorro, Pedro Callous-unemotional traits Gender-differences Antisocial-behavior Sex-differences Psychopathic traits Adolescents Validation Childhood Aggression Offenders |
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Psychometric properties of Basic Empathy Scale among female juvenile delinquents and school youths |
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Psychometric properties of Basic Empathy Scale among female juvenile delinquents and school youths |
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Psychometric properties of Basic Empathy Scale among female juvenile delinquents and school youths |
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Psychometric properties of Basic Empathy Scale among female juvenile delinquents and school youths |
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Psychometric properties of Basic Empathy Scale among female juvenile delinquents and school youths |
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Pechorro, Pedro |
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Pechorro, Pedro Kahn, Rachel E. Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa Ray, James V. |
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Kahn, Rachel E. Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa Ray, James V. |
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Sapientia |
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Pechorro, Pedro Kahn, Rachel E. Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa Ray, James V. |
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Callous-unemotional traits Gender-differences Antisocial-behavior Sex-differences Psychopathic traits Adolescents Validation Childhood Aggression Offenders |
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Callous-unemotional traits Gender-differences Antisocial-behavior Sex-differences Psychopathic traits Adolescents Validation Childhood Aggression Offenders |
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Research on empathy often distinguishes between affective and cognitive empathy, but there is limited knowledge regarding the application or measurement of these two dimensions of empathy among female youth, especially forensic samples of female youth. The main aim of the present study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Basic Empathy Scale (BES) among a Portuguese sample of female youths (N = 377), composed of incarcerated female juvenile offenders (n = 103) and school youths (n = 274). The two-factor structure of the BES obtained a good fit among the school sample, but the fit among the forensic sample was poor. Both samples demonstrated adequate psychometric properties in terms of Cronbach's alpha, omega coefficient, mean inter item correlations, corrected item-total correlation range, and criterion validity. However, some caution is advised when using the BES with female youth involved in the juvenile justice system, particularly with incarcerated female youth. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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