Adolescent Measure of Empathy and Sympathy (AMES)

The Adolescent Measure of Empathy and Sympathy (AMES) is a questionnaire for adolescents that measures three constructs: 1) affective empathy, 2) cognitive empathy and 3) sympathy.  It consists of 12 items and uses a 5-point Likert scale. Reliability and validity of the AMES are discussed in :

Vossen, H.G.M., Piotrowski, J.T., Valkenburg, P.M. (2015). Development and Validation of the Adolescent Measure of Empathy and Sympathy (AMES). Personality and Individual Differences, 74, 66-71.

Researcher

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  dr. Helen Vossen

  Assistant Professor

  Email: h.g.m.vossen@uu.nl

  Phone: 030 253 1412

More information

Vossen, H.G.M., Piotrowski, J.T., Valkenburg, P.M. (2015). Development and Validation of the Adolescent Measure of Empathy and Sympathy (AMES). Personality and Individual Differences, 74, 66-71.