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APA PsycTests®

Perth Empathy Scale

APA PsycTests Citation:


Brett, J. D., Becerra, R., Maybery, M. T., & Preece, D. A. (2023). Perth Empathy
Scale [Database record]. Retrieved from APA PsycTests. doi:
https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/t89120-000

Instrument Type:
Inventory/Questionnaire

Test Format:
For affective empathy, items ask participants whether an emotion in someone
else causes them to feel the same emotion. For the cognitive empathy items,
the wording “just by seeing or hearing someone, I know if they are feeling [an
emotion]” directs participants to respond on their tendency to infer others’
emotions. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale, ranging from almost
never (1) to almost always (5), in terms of how often each item statement is
true of them, with higher scores indicating higher levels of empathy.

Source:
Brett, Jack D., Becerra, Rodrigo, Maybery, Murray T., & Preece, David A.
(2023). The psychometric assessment of Empathy: Development and
validation of the Perth Empathy Scale. Assessment, Vol 30(4), 1140-1156. doi:
https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10731911221086987. © 2023 by the Author(s).
Reproduced by Permission of SAGE Publications.

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APA PsycTests®
doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/t89120-000

Perth Empathy Scale


PES
Items/factors

Cognitive Empathy
1—Just by seeing or hearing someone, I know if they are feeling sad
3—Just by seeing or hearing someone, I know if they are feeling happy
5—Just by seeing or hearing someone, I know if they are feeling angry
7—Just by seeing or hearing someone, I know if they are feeling amused
9—Just by seeing or hearing someone, I know if they are feeling scared
11—Just by seeing or hearing someone, I know if they are feeling calm
13—Just by seeing or hearing someone, I know if they are feeling disgusted
15—Just by seeing or hearing someone, I know if they are feeling enthusiastic
17—Just by seeing or hearing someone, I know if they are feeling embarrassed
19—Just by seeing or hearing someone, I know if they are feeling proud
Negative Affective Empathy
2—When I see or hear someone who is sad, it makes me feel sad too
6—When I see or hear someone who is angry, it makes me feel angry too
10—When I see or hear someone who is scared, it makes me feel scared too
14—When I see or hear someone who is disgusted, it makes me feel disgusted too
18—When I see or hear someone who is embarrassed, it makes me feel embarrassed too
Positive Affective Empathy
4—When I see or hear someone who is happy, it makes me feel happy too
8—When I see or hear someone who is amused, it makes me feel amused too
12—When I see or hear someone who is calm, it makes me feel calm too
16—When I see or hear someone who is enthusiastic, it makes me feel enthusiastic too
20—When I see or hear someone who is proud, it makes me feel proud too

Note . Respondents answer each item on a 5-point Likert-type scale, ranging from almost never (1) to almost always (5), in
terms of how often each item statement is true of them.

APA PsycTests® is a database of the American Psychological Association

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