Table 1. Descriptive Statistics, Cronbach's α, and Bivariate Correlations for Study 2 Variables.

Variable	No. of items	M	SD	α	1	2	3	4	5
1. Perspective-taking tendencies	7	2.45	.66	.79	-
2. Empathic tendencies	7	2.68	.57	.69	.13	-
3. Gender	-	-	-	-	.06	−.28	-
4. Age	-	20.45	2.08	-	.05	.23	.24	-
5. Willingness to engage in contact	-	-	-	-	.41*	−.03	.03	.07	-

Note: Gender was coded as 0 =  female and 1 =  male. Willingness to engage in contact was coded as 0 =  no and 1 =  yes.

*p≤.05