Interpersonal Reactivity Index.
IRI
- What it measures
- Multidimensional empathy - 4 subscales: Perspective Taking (PT), Fantasy (FS), Empathic Concern (EC), Personal Distress (PD)
- Length and format
- 28 (4 subscales x 7 items). 5-pt scale (does not describe me well - describes me very well) (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- 40+ languages (ES, FR, DE, IT, PT, NL, ZH, JA, AR, RU, etc.); among the most-translated empathy measures; cross-cultural EC/PT comparisons across 63 countries
- Normative data
- Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.
- Licence
- open with attribution
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- Reference
- Davis, M. H. (1983). Measuring individual differences in empathy: Evidence for a multidimensional approach. JPSP, 44(1), 113-126. https://www.uv.es/~friasnav/Davis_1980.pdf
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