Scale of Ethnocultural Empathy (SEE)

Self-report instrument that measures empathy toward people of racial and ethnic backgrounds different from one’s own. SEE is composed of three instrumental aspects: intellectual empathy, empathic emotions, and the communication of these perspectives to others via word or action. These resolve into three constructs: Empathic expression; empathic perspective-taking; acceptance of cultural differences.

Content

Domains
Self Awareness,
Social Awareness,
Relationship Skills
Subdomain

Ethical orientation; Stereotype threat susceptibility; Empathic expression; Empathic perspective-taking; Acceptance of cultural differences

Grades
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade,
Post secondary
Languages
English
Respondent
Student

Administration Information

Length
32 items
Administration
Computer,
Paper
Timed
No

Access and Use

Contact

Yu-Wei Wang: yw89@yahoo.com

Open Access
Yes
Use in Research

Chang, J., & Le, T. N. (2010). Multiculturalism as a dimension of school climate: The impact on the academic achievement of Asian American and Hispanic youth. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 16(4), 485–492. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0020654

Psychometrics

Scoring
Manual scoring
Psychometric References

Wang, Y.-W., Davidson, M. M., Yakushko, O. F., Savoy, H. B., Tan, J. A., & Bleier, J. K. (2003). The Scale of Ethnocultural Empathy: Development, validation, and reliability. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 50(2), 221–234. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0167.50.2.221

Item Type
Likert

Psychometric Considerations

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