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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2022

Validation of the Tunisian Empathy Scale for Children (TESC) in General Population and Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Hela Ben Youssef, Soumeyya Halayem, Malek Ghazzai, Selima Jelili, Hager Ben Mansour, Olfa Rajhi, Amal Taamallah, Selima Ennaifer, Malek Hajri, Zeineb Salma Abbes and 3 more

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Hela Ben YoussefDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Razi Hospital, Manouba, Tunisia.
Soumeyya HalayemDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Razi Hospital, Manouba, Tunisia.
Malek GhazzaiService Universitaire de Psychiatrie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent du Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Paris, France.
Selima JeliliDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Razi Hospital, Manouba, Tunisia.
Hager Ben MansourDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Razi Hospital, Manouba, Tunisia.
Olfa RajhiService Universitaire de Psychiatrie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent du Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Paris, France.
Amal TaamallahDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Razi Hospital, Manouba, Tunisia.
Selima EnnaiferDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Razi Hospital, Manouba, Tunisia.
Malek HajriDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Razi Hospital, Manouba, Tunisia.
Zeineb Salma AbbesDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Razi Hospital, Manouba, Tunisia.
Radhouane FakhfakhDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Abderrahmen Mami Hospital, Ariana, Tunisia.
Ahmed NabliReMotion Research and Development, Lille, France.
Asma BoudenDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Razi Hospital, Manouba, Tunisia.
Hôpital Razi de La Manouba · TNFaculté de médecine de TunisCentre Hospitalier de Versailles · FRAbderrahmane Mami Hospital · TNTunis El Manar University · TNTunis University · TN

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Abstract

Background: Several empathy assessment tests have been proposed worldwide but none of them took into account cultural variations that seem to affect empathic manifestations. The aim of this study was to create and validate an empathy assessment questionnaire for school-aged Tunisian children entitled "Tunisian Empathy Scale for Children" (TESC). Methods: An evaluative cross-sectional study was conducted. The questionnaire was administered to parents of 197 neuro-typical children and 31 children with autism without associated intellectual deficits, aged between 7 and 12 years. Validation steps included: face validity, content validity, construct validity, and reliability study. A ROC curve analysis was used to investigate the diagnostic performance of the TESC. Results: Face validity was verified with an expert panel. Content validity was examined, and 11 items were removed as irrelevant or not assessable by parents. Exploratory factor analysis extracted four domains that explained 43% of the total variance. All these domains were significantly correlated with the total score ( Conclusion: A 15-item questionnaire assessing empathy in a multidimensional and culturally adapted way was obtained. The psychometric qualities of the TESC were satisfactory.

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autism (ASD)childempathyquestionnairevalidation study

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