Dimensiones de la empatía en excombatientes del conflicto armado colombiano utilizando una escala estandarizada

David A. Pineda, Daniel Camilo Aguirre-Acevedo, Natalia Trujillo, Ana María Valencia, Ángela Pareja, Carlos Tobón, Lina Velilla, Agustín Ibáñez

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Introduction Empathy is one of the main concepts of in social neurosciences. It is defined as a trait with multiple dimensions allowing individuals to place themselves in the emotional states of others. Colombia has an irregular, internal and long-lasting armed conflict which has been increasing its cruelty levels. Objectives to assess the empathy dimensions of 285 ex-combatants from the internal Colombian conflict, using the Interpersonal Reactivity Index(IRI) in Spanish. Methodology and Subjects a sample of 285 male ex-combatants, 241 (84, 6%) males: 85,3% paramilitaries, and 14,7% guerillas. The 28 Item IRI questionnaires were administered. 3 exploratory factor analyses (EFA) were performed. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) were developed using structural equation procedures. Results The first EFA obtained 9 factors (KMO=0,74, variance 54,7% and internal consistency (IC): 0,22 - 0,63). The second EFA produced 20 items with burdens above 0,4 and showed a 6-factor structure (KMO=0,70, variance 50,3%, IC: 0,37 - 0,63). The third EFA forced the 4 original IRI dimensions (KMO=0,74, variance 33,77, IC: 0,44 - 0,77. CFAs showed goodness of adjustment indexes adequate for the three models. The 4-factor model obtained the lowest value, while the 6-factor model obtained the highest. The 4- factor model showed the best IC. Conclusion The Spanish IRI administered to ex-combatants of the Colombian conflict has possible structures of 4, 6 and 9 factors. The best adjustment was for the 6-fctor. The 4-factor model exhibited the best IC.

Título traducido de la contribuciónDimensions of empathy in ex-combatants of the Colombian armed conflict using a standardized scale
Idioma originalEspañol
Páginas (desde-hasta)9-28
Número de páginas20
PublicaciónRevista Colombiana de Psiquiatria
Volumen42
N.º1
DOI
EstadoPublicada - 2013

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  • Emphaty social neurosciences social cognition factor analysis violence

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