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Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI), ready to run
A 28-item multidimensional measure of dispositional empathy, comprising four 7-item subscales: Perspective Taking (cognitive empathy), Fantasy (imaginative identification), Empathic Concern (other-oriented affect), and Personal Distress (self-oriented affect).
28 items · 4 sections · 5-point response scale
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Item wording for the IRI is available inside Folio Surveyor, subject to the instrument's licensing. The structure below (its sections, items and response scale) is what gets built for you.
The instrument
- Fantasy · 7 items
- Empathic Concern · 7 items
- Perspective Taking · 7 items
- Personal Distress · 7 items
Reverse-scored: items 3, 4, 9, 11, 12, 15, 18, 24 and 26. Surveyor scores them for you.
Each item is answered on this scale:
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