PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLE This article was downloaded by: [York University Libraries] On: 10 January 2009 Access details: Access Details: [subscription number 776115831] Publisher Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK Journal of Personality Assessment Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t775653663 The Toronto Empathy Questionnaire: Scale Development and Initial Validation of a Factor-Analytic Solution to Multiple Empathy Measures R. Nathan Spreng a ; Margaret C. McKinnon bc ; Raymond A. Mar d ; Brian Levine aef a Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada b Mood Disorders Program, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada c Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neuroscience, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada d Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada e Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada f Department of Medicine (Neurology), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Online Publication Date: 01 January 2009 To cite this Article Spreng, R. Nathan, McKinnon, Margaret C., Mar, Raymond A. and Levine, Brian(2009)'The Toronto Empathy Questionnaire: Scale Development and Initial Validation of a Factor-Analytic Solution to Multiple Empathy Measures',Journal of Personality Assessment,91:1,62 — 71 To link to this Article: DOI: 10.1080/00223890802484381 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00223890802484381 Full terms and conditions of use: http://www.informaworld.com/terms-and-conditions-of-access.pdf This article may be used for research, teaching and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, re-distribution, re-selling, loan or sub-licensing, systematic supply or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden. The publisher does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the contents will be complete or accurate or up to date. The accuracy of any instructions, formulae and drug doses should be independently verified with primary sources. The publisher shall not be liable for any loss, actions, claims, proceedings, demand or costs or damages whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with or arising out of the use of this material.