Abstract
Objective The cognitive, Affective, and Somatic Empathy Scale (CASES) suggests novel three components structure of empathy. Although CASES developed to assess the trait empathy of both children and adult, the validation in adult sample is not yet conducted. This study developed Korean version of CASES (CASES-K) and examined the psychometric properties in young adult for first time. Methods Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to test whether the factor structure suggested in initial development study is valid in Korean young adult population. 350 young adults participated, and 44 of them also answered to other empathy scales for validation. The construct validity was ascertained through a series of correlational analysis with widely used trait empathy scales. Results The result of confirmatory factor analysis supports the three-factor model of empathy consists of affective, cognitive and somatic facets. The construct validity was ascertained through a series of correlational analysis with widely used trait empathy scales. The result of correlational analysis supports the validity of CASES-K, and especially the separation of somatic empathy from affective empathy. Conclusion The current study provides the first evidence of the validity and utility of the CASES-K in young adult population. The result also supports the commonality of three factor structure of empathy in both East Asian and Caucasian, from the children to adults.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 671-678 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Psychiatry Investigation |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 Sept |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2019 Korean Neuropsychiatric Association.
Keywords
- Affective empathy
- Cognitive empathy
- Empathy
- Somatic empathy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Biological Psychiatry