. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Oct 19.

Published in final edited form as: J Genet Psychol. 2007 Jun;168(2):105–129. doi: 10.3200/GNTP.168.2.105-130

TABLE 4.

Correlations Between Positive Affect and Empathy Components in Children Aged 19 to 25 Months

	Pooled sample^a			Girls^b			Boys^c
	Helping	Concern	Hypothesis testing	Helping	Concern	Hypothesis testing	Helping	Concern	Hypothesis testing
Positive affect	.16^**	.09	.12^*	.22^**	.15^*	.06	.10	.05	.16^*

Note. Empathy components represent an average from 19 to 25 months of age.

N = 404.

n = 216.

n = 188.

p < .05.

^**

p < 0.01.