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Williams, Justin H. G.; Cameron, Isobel M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
Impaired motor cognition may underpin empathy problems in autism. The actions and feelings questionnaire (AFQ), designed to examine individual differences in motor cognition, was completed fully by 1391 adults, of whom 326 reported a diagnosis of an autism spectrum condition (ASC). A confirmatory factor analysis supported a 3 factor model. The AFQ…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adults
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Fontana, Mario S.; Fry, Mary D.; Cramer, Emily – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between athletes' perceptions of the motivational climate (caring, task-, and ego-involving) to their levels of compassion, self-compassion, pride, and shame in a recreational sport setting. Athletes (N = 164) in a competitive Wiffle Ball tournament completed a survey. A canonical…
Descriptors: Athletes, Recreational Activities, Adults, Caring
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Reid, Corinne; Davis, Helen; Horlin, Chiara; Anderson, Mike; Baughman, Natalie; Campbell, Catherine – British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2013
Empathy is an essential building block for successful interpersonal relationships. Atypical empathic development is implicated in a range of developmental psychopathologies. However, assessment of empathy in children is constrained by a lack of suitable measurement instruments. This article outlines the development of the Kids' Empathic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Empathy, Measures (Individuals), Affective Behavior