Dimension

Contents

Cognitive empathy

Perspective-Taking (PT)

It measures the tendency to adopt viewpoints of others

Fantasy (FN)

It measures the tendency to engage in novels or movies

Affective empathy

Empathetic Concern (EC)

It measures the tendency of interest, compassion, and warmth for others experiencing negative experiences

Personal Distress (PD)

It measures the tendency of inconvenience and anxiety when seeing negative experiences of others