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Table 3.

Correlations between empathy-related dimensions within and between time points (N = 38)

Dimension	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
24 months
1. Empathic concern	–	.38^*	.73^**	.72^**	.45^**	.15	31	.42^**
2. Prosocial behavior		–	.26	.72^**	.49^**	.11	.28	.28
3. Arousal level			–	.77^**	.39^*	.20	.44^**	.43^**
4. Global empathy				–	.57^**	.24	.44^**	.49^**
30 months
5. Empathic concern					–	.43^**	.72^**	.75^**
6. Prosocial behavior						–	.49^**	.86^**
7. Arousal level							–	.75^**
8. Global empathy								–

Significant at .05 level

^**

Significant at .01 level