Empathy test scores of union leaders

Abstract

This article presents evidence pertaining to the validity and reliability of a recently devised test designed to assess empathic or massempathic ability. The Empathy Test employing a ranking technique is composed of three parts: I. various types of music, II. titles of 15 current well-known magazines. III. ten commonly annoying experiences. Subjects used in this validation were 64 business agents from AFL building trades unions in Chicago. Outside criteria were 6 aspects of leadership ability that had been measured. Pearsonian correlation coefficients were computed between the test scores and these six criteria. Values ranged from .44 to .76. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)