House of US – Social Empathy Survey Scoring & Interpretation Guide

Emotional intelligence helps us connect with our feelings on a personal level.
Social empathy extends that connection outward — encouraging us to understand social realities and to care for the well-being of others and our shared communities.

House of US – Social Empathy Survey

This survey is adapted from Elizabeth Segal’s Social Empathy Index. Please rate each statement on a scale from 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 5 (Strongly Agree).

Scale: 1 = Strongly Disagree | 2 = Disagree | 3 = Neutral | 4 = Agree | 5 = Strongly Agree

If you want to enter the survey, click the "Start Social Empathy Survey".

Interpersonal Empathy: Ability to recognize and share others’ feelings.

• 16–20 = High

• 11–15 = Moderate

• 4–10 = Low

Contextual Understanding: Ability to see how social, economic, and cultural systems affect lives.

• 16–20 = High

• 11–15 = Moderate

• 4–10 = Low

Social Responsibility: Motivation to act for fairness, justice, and community well-being.

• 16–20 = High

• 11–15 = Moderate

• 4–10 = Low

Overall Social Empathy Score

• 48–60 = High Social Empathy – Strong across all dimensions.

• 36–47 = Moderate Social Empathy – Developing, but uneven.

• 12–35 = Low Social Empathy – Likely struggles to connect empathy with broader social contexts.