Table 3.

Item-test correlations for BES parent report.

		Item-test correlation
N∘	Item	Cognitive scale	Affective scale
1	Her/his parents’ or siblings’ emotions don’t affect her/him much		0.20
2	After being with a relative who is sad about something, s/he usually feels sad		0.40
4	S/he gets frightened when s/he watches characters in a good scary movie		0.32
5	S/he gets caught up in other people’s feelings easily		0.52
7	S/he doesn’t become sad when he/she sees other people crying		0.42
8	Other people’s feelings don’t bother her/him at all		0.47
11	S/he often becomes sad when watching sad things on TV or in films		0.50
13	Seeing a person who has been angered has no effect on her/his feelings		0.40
15	S/he tends to feel scared when s/he is with friends or relatives who are afraid		0.23
17	S/he often gets swept up in her/his siblings’ or friend’s feelings		0.39
18	Her/his relatives or friend’s unhappiness doesn’t make her/him feels anything		0.48
3	S/he can understand her/his friend’ or relative’s happiness when that person does well at something	0.38
6	S/he finds it hard to know when other children are frightened	0.18
9	When someone is feeling ‘down’ s/he can usually understand how that person feels	0.56
10	S/he can usually work out when other children are scared	0.50
12	S/he can often understand how people are feeling even before they tell her/him	0.46
14	S/he can usually work out when people are cheerful	0.48
16	S/he can usually realize quickly when either of her/his parents is angry	0.37
19	S/he is not usually aware of her/his loved ones’ feelings	0.47
20	S/he has trouble figuring out when other members of the family are happy	0.42