DEVELOPMENT OF EMPATHY TOWARDS NATURAL DISASTER VICTIMS SCALE MEASURING TOOL IN BANDUNG RAYA HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS

Abstract

The purpose of this writing is to determine the level of empathy for victims of natural disasters in students in Bandung Raya. Empathy Awareness of the feelings, needs and concerns of others (Goleman, 1998). Empathy is the root of caring and love in the emotional relationship of everyone in adaptation to other people's feelings. The method used in this study is a quantitative method with a non-probability sampling technique, namely by using a purposive sampling technique. The results of this study indicate that Higher Education Students who have empathy towards victims of natural disasters are in the high level (18,2%), the medium level (67.3%), and the low level (14.5%).