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JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
卷 38, 期 3, 页码 464-473出版社
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-007-0486-x
关键词
Asperger syndrome; autism; empathy; social cognition; theory of mind; sympathy
Empathy is a multidimensional construct consisting of cognitive (inferring mental states) and emotional (empathic concern) components. Despite a paucity of research, individuals on the autism spectrum are generally believed to lack empathy. In the current study we used a new, photo-based measure, the Multifaceted Empathy Test (MET), to assess empathy multidimensionally in a group of 17 individuals with Asperger syndrome (AS) and 18 well-matched controls. Results suggested that while individuals with AS are impaired in cognitive empathy, they do not differ from controls in emotional empathy. Level of general emotional arousability and socially desirable answer tendencies did not differ between groups. Internal consistency of the MET's scales ranged from .71 to .92, and convergent and divergent validity were highly satisfactory.
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