Strengthening School Connectedness to Increase Student Success
Category: Student Well-Being
Instrument Overview
The Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) consists of 28 items and measures 4 dimensions of empathy. Each dimension is composed of 7 items. All of the items are scored on a 5-point summative rating scale ranging from 1 "does not describe me well" to 5 "describes me very well." Subscore(s): Empathy
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Organization
Topic
Student Well-Being Category
American Institutes for Research® partnered with the Annenberg Institute at Brown University to collect instruments related to student well-being.
Content
Grades
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Keywords
Student Well-Being ; Social-Emotional Competence ; Social Awareness
Languages
English,
Spanish,
Chinese,
Dutch,
French,
German,
Italian,
Japanese,
Korean,
Portuguese,
Swedish
Respondent
Student
Administration Information
Length
28 items
Administration
Paper
Access and Use
Contact
Mark Davis
Professor of Psychology
Eckerd College, Dept. of Psychology
Email: davismh@eckerd.edu
Phone: 727-864-8263
https://doi.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037/0022-0663.95.3.570
Open Access
Yes
Setting
Anywhere
Psychometrics (additional guidance)
Psychometric References
Fernandez, A. M., Dufey, M., & Kramp, U. (2011). Testing the psychometric properties of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) in Chile. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 27(1), 179-185. https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000065
Gilet, A. L., Mella, N., Studer, J., Grühn, D., & Labouvie-Vief, G. (2013). Assessing dispositional empathy in adults: A French validation of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI). Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science/Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement, 45(1), 42-48. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0030425
Hawk, S. T., Keijsers, L., Branje, S. J., Graaff, J. V. D., Wied, M. D., & Meeus, W. (2013). Examining the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) among early and late adolescents and their mothers. Journal of Personality Assessment, 95(1), 96-106. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2012.696080
Lucas-Molina, B., Pérez-Albéniz, A., Ortuño-Sierra, J., & Fonseca-Pedrero, E. (2017). Dimensional structure and measurement invariance of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) across gender. Psicothema, 29(4), 590-595. https://doi.org/10.7334/psicothema2017.19
