Development and Validation of the Vicarious ...
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Development and Validation of the Vicarious Distress Questionnaire
Auteur(s) :
Grynberg, Delphine [Auteur]
Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain [UCL]
Heeren, Alexandre [Auteur]
Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain [UCL]
Luminet, Olivier [Auteur]
Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain [UCL]
Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain [UCL]
Heeren, Alexandre [Auteur]
Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain [UCL]
Luminet, Olivier [Auteur]
Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain [UCL]
Titre de la revue :
Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science
Numéro :
44
Pagination :
p.138-145
Date de publication :
2012
Discipline(s) HAL :
Sciences cognitives
Résumé en anglais : [en]
The ability to empathize with other people’s feelings of distress has been widely studied in psychology. However, no questionnaire to date has been developed in order to measure such distress responses and their behavioural ...
Lire la suite >The ability to empathize with other people’s feelings of distress has been widely studied in psychology. However, no questionnaire to date has been developed in order to measure such distress responses and their behavioural correlates. Three studies describe the development and the validation of the Vicarious Distress Questionnaire (VDQ), which is a self-report measure that assesses participants’ distress responses as well as their consequences (support or avoidance) in response to another’s distress. In Study 1, we developed items and assessed the factor structure of the VDQ. Study 2 presented a confirmatory factor analysis that supported the three-factor model (Distress, Support, and Avoidance factors) and showed good scale score reliability. Study 3 showed significant correlations among the factors of the VDQ and measures of affective empathy, anxiety disorders, alexithymia, and mood disorders. The Distress factor of the VDQ also showed satisfactory discriminant validity with the cognitive factors of empathy (i.e., Perspective Taking and Fantasy). Taken together, these results provide comprehensive support for the validity and reliability of the VDQ.Lire moins >
Lire la suite >The ability to empathize with other people’s feelings of distress has been widely studied in psychology. However, no questionnaire to date has been developed in order to measure such distress responses and their behavioural correlates. Three studies describe the development and the validation of the Vicarious Distress Questionnaire (VDQ), which is a self-report measure that assesses participants’ distress responses as well as their consequences (support or avoidance) in response to another’s distress. In Study 1, we developed items and assessed the factor structure of the VDQ. Study 2 presented a confirmatory factor analysis that supported the three-factor model (Distress, Support, and Avoidance factors) and showed good scale score reliability. Study 3 showed significant correlations among the factors of the VDQ and measures of affective empathy, anxiety disorders, alexithymia, and mood disorders. The Distress factor of the VDQ also showed satisfactory discriminant validity with the cognitive factors of empathy (i.e., Perspective Taking and Fantasy). Taken together, these results provide comprehensive support for the validity and reliability of the VDQ.Lire moins >
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Anglais
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Oui
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Internationale
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Université de Lille
CNRS
CHU Lille
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