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Table 4 Internal consistency of the factors in the empathy questionnaire

From: Psychometric properties of empathy questionnaire for Spanish adolescents

 

Mean of the scale if the item is eliminated

Variance of the scale if the item is eliminated

Corrected element-total correlation

Cronbach’s alpha if the item is eliminated

Factor 1: cognitive empathy

 1.

I can often understand how people are feeling even before they tell me.

37.793

40.897

.522

.826

 2.

I can tell when a friend is angry even if he/she tries to hide it.

37.520

41.405

.465

.830

 3.

I can tell when someone acts happy, when they actually are not.

38.081

41.153

.441

.831

 4.

I can easily tell how others are feeling.

38.115

40.970

.443

.831

Factor 2: affective empathy

 5.

When a friend is scared, I feel afraid.

38.734

38.943

.559

.823

 6.

When my friend is sad, I become sad too.

37.859

38.195

.601

.819

 7.

When a friend is angry, I feel angry too.

38.754

38.942

.545

.824

 8.

When people around me are nervous, I become nervous too.

38.298

39.108

.435

.834

Factor 3: empathic concern

 9.

I feel sorry for someone who is treated unfairly.

36.966

40.418

.530

.825

 10.

I feel concerned for other people who are sick.

37.161

39.690

.573

.822

 11.

I am concerned for animals that are hurt.

37.474

39.551

.410

.836

 12.

I feel sorry for a friend who feels sad.

37.254

39.182

.563

.822