Toronto Empathy Questionnaire (TEQ)
What is the Toronto Empathy Questionnaire (TEQ)?
The Toronto Empathy Questionnaire (TEQ) is a self-report tool created in 2009 to measure emotional empathy—your instinctive ability to feel and respond to others’ emotions. It consists of 16 statements reflecting real-life emotional reactions and is widely used in both research and clinical practice.
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Format: 16 items on a 5‑point scale (Never → Always)
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Time required: ~5–7 minutes
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Scoring:
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Responses scored 0–4.
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Reverse-scored items (8 of the 16) are flipped before totaling.
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Total empathy score ranges from 0 to 64, with 45 or above considered above-average.
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📋 How to Take the TEQ
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Settle in for about 5–7 minutes — you’ll need uninterrupted time.
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Read each statement carefully, then select the frequency that best reflects you: Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, Always.
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Answer honestly — there are no right or wrong choices.
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Submit your responses — the scoring is automatic, providing a total empathy score instantly.
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Review your result:
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Score ≥ 45: higher-than-average emotional empathy
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Lower scores: may indicate lower emotional empathy levels.
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🔗 Take the Test
You can take the official TEQ here:
Start the Toronto Empathy Questionnaire
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