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Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc. 2008 May 27;31(6):709–727. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2008.03.003

Table 5.

Associations between Empathic Accuracy and Relationship Satisfaction

	Males		Females

	β	Effect Size r	β	Effect Size r
Overall Empathic Accuracy
Own Relationship Satisfaction	1.03⁻²	.21^**	0.62⁻²	.13^†
Partner Relationship Satisfaction	1.33⁻²	.21^**	1.16⁻²	.22^**
Empathic Accuracy about Connection
Own Relationship Satisfaction	−1.07⁻²	−.14_a^*	0.27⁻²	.05_b
Partner Relationship Satisfaction	−0.66⁻²	−.09	−0.43⁻²	−.07
Empathic Accuracy about Persuading
Own Relationship Satisfaction	0.50⁻²	.09	1.44⁻²	.22^**
Partner Relationship Satisfaction	0.25	.04_a	1.45⁻²	.27_b^***
Empathic Accuracy about Discomfort
Own Relationship Satisfaction	0.86⁻²	.12^†	1.26⁻²	.22^**
Partner Relationship Satisfaction	1.14⁻²	.15^*	1.09⁻²	.15^*
Empathic Accuracy about Conflict
Own Relationship Satisfaction	1.00⁻²	.14^*	1.20⁻²	.22^**
Partner Relationship Satisfaction	1.53⁻²	.21^**	1.67⁻²	.34^***

Note. Bs are unstandardized. Different subscripts within a row denote significant gender differences

^†

p < .10

^*

p < .05

^**

p < .01

^***

p < .001