*** Welcome to piglix ***

Interpersonal Reactivity Index


The Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) is a published measurement tool for the multi-dimensional assessment of empathy. It was developed by Mark H. Davis, a professor of psychology at Eckerd College. The tool is widely used—the paper describing it has been cited 3697 times, according to Google Scholar.

The tool is a self-report comprising 28-items answered on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from “Does not describe me well” to “Describes me very well”.

The four subscales are:

Example questions:


...
Wikipedia

...