Student Leadership Measurement Library
The Empathy Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (EmQue-CA) is an 18 item self-report questionnaire that examines the level of empathy as reported by the child (9-16 years) in three domains: Affective empathy, Cognitive empathy, and Prosocial Motivation.
Constructs Being Measured
How to Access and Cite
To access this resource, visit https://www.focusonemotions.nl/instruments/empathy-questionnaire-emque.
Outcome Families
Programmatic Purpose-terms
Instrument Characteristics
Parent-report and self-report
Parent-report for children 1-6 years old. For children and adolescents, 9-16 years old
Applicable Grade Levels-terms
Supporting Research
Netten, A. P., Rieffe, C., Theunissen, S. C. P. M., Soede, W., Dirks, E., Briaire, J. J., & Frijns, J. H. M. (2015). Low empathy in deaf or hard of hearing (pre)adolescents compared to normal hearing controls. PLoS ONE, 10, e0124102. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0124102
Pouw, L.B.C., Rieffe, C., Oosterveld, P., Huskens, B., & Stockmann, L. (2013). Reactive/proactive aggression and affective/cognitive empathy in children with ASD. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 34, 1256-1266.
Available Languages
Developed in Dutch, also availabe in English, Italian, Japanese, German, Lithuanian, Spanish, Portuguese.
Rationale
Points to Consider
For more guidance on measuring student learning and best practices in adapting measurement tools to your contexts, check out the Portal page on Monitoring and Evaluation. You can also contact Alvin Vista (Knowledge Lead, Student Outcomes) and Robbie Dean (Director of Research) for specific questions.