A German adaptation of the prosociality scale
- \(\it Introduction:\) This paper presents a German translation of the 16-item Prosociality Scale. We analyzed its factor structure based on theoretical assumptions regarding the inclusion of empathy as one element of prosociality or as its underlying construct. \(\textit {Methods and Results:}\) We translated the items into German taking into account both the English and the Italian item wordings. The scale's factor structure was analyzed with three models testing (1) unidimensionality, (2) a four-factor structure with four items on each factor, and (3) a variant of a bifactor model with a general factor including all items and three residual factors with four items each. We analyzed construct validity using the Interpersonal Reactivity Index. Finally, we identified two 13-item versions with good model fit. \(\it Conclusion:\) The German Prosociality Scale is not unidimensional. Empathy seems to be the underlying construct of prosociality, but it can also be considered an element of prosociality.
| Author: | Ina FassbenderORCiDGND, Maike LuhmannORCiDGND |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:294-87824 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1027/2698-1866/a000017 |
| Parent Title (English): | Psychological test adaptation and development |
| Publisher: | Hogrefe Publishing GmbH |
| Place of publication: | Göttingen |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2022/03/26 |
| Date of first Publication: | 2021/12/21 |
| Publishing Institution: | Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsbibliothek |
| Tag: | Open Access Fonds classical test theory; empathy; factor analysis; prosociality; scale translation |
| First Page: | 1 |
| Last Page: | 9 |
| Note: | Article Processing Charge funded by the Open Access Publication Fund of Ruhr-Universität Bochum. |
| Institutes/Facilities: | Arbeitseinheit Psychologische Methodenlehre |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | Philosophie und Psychologie / Psychologie |
| open_access (DINI-Set): | open_access |
| faculties: | Fakultät für Psychologie |
| Licence (English): |  Creative Commons - CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 - Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International |
