Validation of the Empathy Quotient in Mainland China

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Zhao, Qing
Neumann, David L
Cao, Xiaoyan
Baron-Cohen, Simon
Sun, Xiang
Cao, Yuan
Yan, Chao
Wang, Yuna
Shao, Lin
Shum, David HK
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2018
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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.

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Journal of Personality Assessment

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Human society

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