Table 1. Intercorrelations of Self-Reported Pubertal Development and Three Dimensions of Empathic Ability.

	1	2	3	4
1. Pubertal development	-	.38†	.42*	.31
2. Empathic concern	.50*	-	.32	.55*
3. Personal distress	.57**	.47*	-	−.02
4. Perspective taking	.12	.28	−.08	-

Note. Values above the diagonal represent correlations among self-report variables measured at age 13. Values below the diagonal represent correlations among increases in self-report variables measured from age 10 to 13. All correlations presented included 14 degrees of freedom.

^†p < .10.

^*p ≤ .05.

^**p ≤ .01.