Interpersonal Reactivity Index

The Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) is a published <a href="/facts/Psychometrics/56X26MDI">measurement tool</a> for the multi-dimensional assessment of <a href="/facts/Empathy/Pak5Dvfh">empathy</a>. It was developed by Mark H. Davis, a professor of psychology at <a href="/facts/Eckerd_College/pFbd8eLp">Eckerd College</a>. 
The paper describing IRI, published in 1983, has been cited over 10,000 times, according to <a href="/facts/Google_Scholar/FhEwS2QM">Google Scholar</a>.
IRI s a self-report comprising 28-items answered on a 5-point <a href="/facts/Likert_scale/rNtKleRF">Likert scale</a> ranging from "Does not describe me well" to "Describes me very well".
The four subscales are:

<ul><li><a href="/facts/Perspective-taking/RQXBbHBC">Perspective Taking</a> – the tendency to spontaneously adopt the <a href="/facts/Psychology/duoqW7Sz">psychological</a> point of view of others.</li>
<li>Fantasy – taps respondents' tendencies to transpose themselves imaginatively into the feelings and actions of fictitious characters in books, movies, and plays.</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Empathic_concern/Uq1CW7R0">Empathic Concern</a> – assesses "other-oriented" feelings of <a href="/facts/Sympathy/oY0kUIyJ">sympathy</a> and concern for unfortunate others.</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Personal_distress/KqWInorA">Personal Distress</a> – measures "self-oriented" feelings of personal anxiety and unease in tense interpersonal settings.</li></ul>
Example questions:

<ul><li>11. I sometimes try to understand my friends better by imagining how things look from their perspective.</li>
<li>28. Before criticizing somebody, I try to imagine how I would feel if I were in their place.</li></ul>

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Interpersonal Reactivity Index