Scale of Empathic Tendencies Development Test
Understand how easily you connect with others’ feelings and perspectives in about 7 minutes. Get a fast, practical snapshot of strengths and gaps across key empathy skills in just 36 items.
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in interpersonal relationships (iir)
Average
10.5
Normal range
8.3 — 12.7
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with characters from literary works (wcflw)
Average
8.7
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6 — 11.5
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15
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with children (wc)
Average
8.7
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6.2 — 11.1
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with elderly people (wep)
Average
8.1
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5.6 — 10.7
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with animals (wa)
Average
10.9
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8.7 — 13
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15
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with parents (wp)
Average
10.8
Normal range
8.4 — 13.3
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15
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Scale of Empathic Tendencies Development (SoETD)
Average
64.6
Normal range
49.2 — 80
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90
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What does this assessment measure?
It estimates a tendency toward empathy, including sensitivity to social cues and the ability to take another person’s perspective. It also reflects how well emotional impressions of others are retained.
How long does it take and how many items are included?
Completion time is approximately 7 minutes. The assessment includes 36 items.
What types of tasks are included?
Items assess perspective taking, affiliation, and emotional responsiveness in everyday social situations. Responses are used to estimate several components of empathic development.
How should results be interpreted?
Scores indicate relative strengths and gaps across empathy-related components. Results should be interpreted as screening information rather than a definitive clinical conclusion.
What limitations should be considered?
The tool does not include built-in validity or reliability checks for response bias. Results may be affected by inconsistent item wording across versions and should be interpreted with caution.
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Scale of Empathic Tendencies Development Test
This measure is used to estimate individual differences in empathic disposition and related interpersonal tendencies. The Scale of Empathic Tendencies Development is typically administered as a self-report questionnaire to characterize how a person perceives and responds to others’ emotional experiences.
Developed by Mark H. Davis, it contains 36 items and takes about 7 minutes to complete. Results are generally interpreted as reflecting trait-like empathic tendencies and may be used to inform clinical formulation or research hypotheses, with interpretation guided by the examinee’s context and other assessment data.
The Scale of Empathic Tendencies Development is best used as one component of a broader assessment battery rather than a stand-alone indicator of functioning, and scores should be considered alongside interview findings, behavioral observations, and relevant collateral information.
Author: Mark H. Davis
Literature: Davis, M. H. Empathy: A social psychological approach. Westview Press. 1994.; Decety, J., & Jackson, P. L. The functional architecture of human empathy. Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Reviews. 2004.; Batson, C. D. Altruism in humans. Oxford University Press. 2011.
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