Turkish Adaptation of Counter-Empathy Scale and its Psychometric Properties

Authors : Yusuf Bilge, Yıldız Bilge

Pages : 249-261

Doi:10.18863/pgy.1539181

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Publication Date : 2024-12-29

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: This study aims to adapt the Counter-Empathy Scale, which assesses counter-empathy, a new concept in the literature, to Turkish and to examine its psychometric properties. Method: The study was conducted with a community sample of 347 people, 209 (60.2%) of whom were women, aged 18-66 (34.04±12.66), reached through convenience and snowball sampling methods. Counter-Empathy Scale (CES), Toronto Empathy Scale (TES), Adult Prosocialness Scale (APS), Horney-Coolidge Tridimensional Inventory (HCTI), and Existential Anger Scale (EAS) were applied to the participants. Results: As a result of the confirmatory factor analysis conducted for the validity of the scale, it was determined that the goodness of fit index values (X2/df=3.21, AGFI=0.89, GFI=0.91, CFI=0.92) were at an acceptable level, and the 2-factor model proposed in the original study was confirmed. In addition, it was observed that the factor loadings of all items in the scale varied between .55 and .81. Statistically significant results were obtained in the correlation analyses conducted for convergent validity. It was also determined that the scale could distinguish groups with a history of psychiatric or psychological help from groups without at a significant level. It was determined that the Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficients of the scale were .87 for the entire scale, .84 for the dimension of taking pleasure in others’ pain, and .86 for the sub-dimension of feeling annoyed with others’ happiness. The item-total correlations of all items were above .50. It was observed that the test-retest correlation coefficients were between .71 and .86. Conclusion: The results obtained from all analyses showed that the Counter-Empathy Scale is a valid and reliable scale with strong psychometric properties and is a measurement tool that can be used in research conducted in Turkish culture and clinical settings.
Keywords : Karşıt empati, geçerlik, güvenirlik, uyarlama