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The Translation and Validation of the Arabic Version of the Basic Empathy Scale (BES-Ar)
Bataweel, Lamar
Bataweel, Lamar
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The Basic Empathy Scale (BES) is widely used measure of empathy that was first developed in 2006 and has since been validated in various languages. This study’s aim was to translate and validate an Arabic version of the BES (BES-Ar) with a sample of 192 Arabic-speaking individuals over the age of 18. The study found that the BES-Ar exhibited satisfactory internal consistency, test–retest reliability, concurrent and convergent validity. Exploratory factor analysis showed that the one-factor model is the best fit for the BES-Ar, providing an overall empathy score with no subscale scores. Female participants reported higher empathy scores than males, which is consistent with previous research findings. The findings of this study confirm that the BES-Ar is a valid tool for measuring empathy in Arabic-speaking populations. This research contributes to the cross-cultural understanding of empathy and provides a valuable tool for assessing empathy in the Arabic language.