This study aimed to validate a French adaptation of the Griffith Empathy Measure (GEM-vf). Belgian mothers of 516 children from 3 to 12 years old completed the French versions of the GEM, the Empathy Questionnaire (EmQue-vf), the Theory of Mind Inventory-1 (ToMI-1-vf) and the Emotion Regulation Checklist (ERC-vf). The Theory of Mind Task Battery was administered to the children. A principal component analysis showed a two-factor structure in GEM-vf: affective and cognitive empathy. Internal consistency was good. The GEM-vf scores varied depending on age. Affective empathy was higher in girls. In terms of convergent validity, positive and significant correlations were obtained between total, affective and cognitive empathy scores in GEM-vf and scores in ToM skills and in emotion regulation. The three scores in GEM-vf were negatively and significantly correlated with emotion dysregulation. In a subsample of 299 children from 3 to 6 years old, positive and significant correlations were found between scores for total and affective empathy in GEM-vf and for attention to others’ feelings and prosocial actions in EmQue-vf. Cognitive empathy scores in GEM-vf were significantly related to those for prosocial actions in EmQue-vf. The GEM-vf presents good reliability and validity and could be useful to assess typically and atypically developing children in research and clinical practice.

本研究旨在验证格里菲斯同理心测量 (GEM-vf) 的法国版本。比利时 516 名 3 至 12 岁儿童的母亲完成了法语版 GEM、同理心问卷 (EmQue-vf)、心理理论量表-1 (ToMI-1-vf) 和情绪调节检查表 (ERC-频率）。对孩子们进行了心理理论任务电池训练。主成分分析显示 GEM-vf 具有双因素结构：情感和认知同理心。内部一致性良好。GEM-vf 分数因年龄而异。女孩的情感同理心更高。在收敛效度方面，GEM-vf 的总分、情感和认知共情得分与 ToM 技能和情绪调节得分之间存在显着正相关。GEM-vf 的三个评分与情绪失调呈显着负相关。在 299 名 3 至 6 岁儿童的子样本中，GEM-vf 中的总体共情和情感共情分数与 EmQue-vf 中对他人感受和亲社会行为的关注分数之间发现了正相关和显着相关。GEM-vf 中的认知共情得分与 EmQue-vf 中的亲社会行为得分显着相关。GEM-vf 具有良好的可靠性和有效性，可用于评估研究和临床实践中的典型和非典型发育儿童。