A Preliminary Study for Translation and Validation of the Korean Version of The Cognitive, Affective, and Somatic Empathy Scale in Young Adults
- Author:
Yeo Eun PARK
1
;
Ho Kyoung YOON
;
So Young KIM
;
John WILLIAMSON
;
Christian WALLRAVEN
;
June KANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Empathy; Cognitive empathy; Affective empathy; Somatic empathy
- MeSH: Adult; Asian Continental Ancestry Group; Child; Empathy; Humans; Psychometrics; Weights and Measures; Young Adult
- From:Psychiatry Investigation 2019;16(9):671-678
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The cognitive, Affective, and Somatic Empathy Scale (CASES) suggests novel three components structure of empathy. Although CASES developed to assess the trait empathy of both children and adult, the validation in adult sample is not yet conducted. This study developed Korean version of CASES (CASES-K) and examined the psychometric properties in young adult for first time. METHODS: Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to test whether the factor structure suggested in initial development study is valid in Korean young adult population. 350 young adults participated, and 44 of them also answered to other empathy scales for validation. The construct validity was ascertained through a series of correlational analysis with widely used trait empathy scales. RESULTS: The result of confirmatory factor analysis supports the three-factor model of empathy consists of affective, cognitive and somatic facets. The construct validity was ascertained through a series of correlational analysis with widely used trait empathy scales. The result of correlational analysis supports the validity of CASES-K, and especially the separation of somatic empathy from affective empathy. CONCLUSION: The current study provides the first evidence of the validity and utility of the CASES-K in young adult population. The result also supports the commonality of three factor structure of empathy in both East Asian and Caucasian, from the children to adults.
