Investigation of correlations between personality traits, empathy and emotion recognition - Validation of the German translations of the CASES and the PAQ

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00029332

Enrollment

600

Registered

2022-06-29

Start date

2023-01-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-02

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Conditions

Empathy and Alexithymia

Interventions

Group 1: Analysis of questionnaires completed by adolescents and adults. The validity and reliability of the German versions of the Cognitive, Affective, and Somatic Empathy Scales (CASES-G) and the P

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

14 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adolescents and adults from the age of 14, sufficient understanding of the German language

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children and adolescents younger than 14 years

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The aim of the study is to investigate the validity and reliability of the German versions of the Cognitive, Affective, and Somatic Empathy Scales (CASES-G) and the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ) in adolescents and adults.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Investigation of correlations between personality traits, empathy and emotion recognition	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactIrina Jarvers

Lehrstuhl für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie der Universität Regensburg

irina.jarvers@ukr.de+49 (0) 941 / 941-4139

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026