Table 3. The results of hierarchical linear regression analyses.

Variables	Perspective taking (β) (β)		Empathic concern (β)		Personal distress (β)
	Step1	Step2	Step1	Step2	Step1	Step2
Step 1
Age	-0.031	-0.031	0.066	0.055	0.102*	0.070
Gender	-0.012	-0.034	0.094*	0.059	0.041	0.028
Step 2
Extraversion		0.033		0.016		0.061
Agreeableness		0.349**		0.477**		0.056
Conscientiousness		0.173**		0.076		-0.027
Neuroticism		0.149**		0.261**		0. 526**
Openness		0.150**		0.029		-0.160**
F	0.264	18.044**	2.991	17.745**	2.846	33.890**
R2	0.001	0.195	0.011	0.192	0.011	0.312
△R2	0.001	0.194	0.011	0.181	0.011	0.302

** P<0.01 (two-tailed)

* P<0.05 (two-tailed).