Validation of the Empathy Quotient in Mainland China

Q. Zhao; D.L. Neumann; X. Cao; S. Baron-Cohen; X. Sun; Y. Cao; C. Yan; Y. Wang; L. Shao; Ho Keung David Shum

doi:10.1080/00223891.2017.1324458

Validation of the Empathy Quotient in Mainland China

Q. Zhao, D.L. Neumann, X. Cao, S. Baron-Cohen, X. Sun, Y. Cao, C. Yan, Y. Wang, L. Shao, Ho Keung David Shum

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Abstract

This research aimed to validate a simplified Chinese version of the Empathy Quotient (EQ; 60 items) for use with Mainland Chinese people. The original English version of the EQ was translated into simplified Chinese. Through an online survey, 588 Mainland Chinese participants completed the EQ and 3 other questionnaires: the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI), the Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ), and the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS–20). Thirty-five participants completed retesting of the EQ 3 to 4 weeks later. Sex differences on the EQ scores and psychometric properties of the EQ items were examined. Confirmatory factor analysis suggested that an EQ 15-item structural model fitted the data quite well. Self-report empathy, as assessed by the current simplified Chinese version of the EQ, appeared to relate to participants' autistic and alexithymic traits but not sex.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	333-342
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Personality Assessment
Volume	100
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2017.1324458
Publication status	Published - 4 May 2018
Externally published	Yes

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Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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