Empathy Measurement in Autistic and Nonautistic Adults: A COSMIN Systematic Literature Review
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Article Title | Empathy Measurement in Autistic and Nonautistic Adults: A COSMIN Systematic Literature Review |
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ERA Journal ID | 6106 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Harrison, Jessica L. (Author), Brownlow, Charlotte L. (Author), Ireland, Michael J. (Author) and Piovesana, Adina M. (Author) |
Journal Title | Assessment |
Journal Citation | 29 (2), pp. 332-350 |
Number of Pages | 19 |
Year | 2022 |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 1073-1911 |
1552-3489 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191120964564 |
Web Address (URL) | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1073191120964564 |
Abstract | Empathy is essential for social functioning and is relevant to a host of clinical conditions. This COSMIN review evaluated the empirical support for empathy self-report measures used with autistic and non-autistic adults. Given autism is characterized by social differences, it is the subject of a substantial proportion of empathy research. Therefore, this review uses autism as a lens through which to scrutinize the psychometric quality of empathy measures. Of the 19 measures identified, five demonstrated ‘High Quality’ evidence for ‘Insufficient’ properties and cannot be recommended. The remaining 14 had noteworthy gaps in evidence and require further evaluation before use with either group. Without tests of measurement invariance or differential item functioning, the extent to which observed group differences represent actual trait differences remains unknown. Using autism as a test case highlights an alarming tendency for empathy measures to be used to characterize, and potentially malign vulnerable populations before sufficient validation. |
Keywords | autism, empathy, empathy quotient, empathy measurement, self-report, COSMIN, validity |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 529999. Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
520105. Psychological methodology, design and analysis | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Psychology and Counselling |
University of Southern Queensland | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q5z53/empathy-measurement-in-autistic-and-nonautistic-adults-a-cosmin-systematic-literature-review
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