Table 3. Mean (SD) of emotions associated with kind and empathic compassion prototypes.
| Mean (SD) Expressivity Rating | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happiness | Sadness | Anger | Fear | Disgust | Surprise | Compassion | Kindness | Concern | Reassurance | |
| Kind Compassion | 5.08** (.90) |
2.16 (1.10) |
1.18 (.43) |
1.53 (.90) |
1.16 (.42) |
1.37 (.75) |
4.84 (1.49) |
5.86** (1.13) |
3.39 (1.61) |
4.73 (1.40) |
| Empathic Compassion | 2.98 (1.13) |
4.29** (1.27) |
1.49* (.92) |
2.24** (1.49) |
1.41* (.80) |
1.29 (.64) |
4.96 (1.43) |
5.16 (1.17) |
5.24** (1.58) |
4.41 (1.56) |
NB
* = rated significantly higher than the other prototype (p < .05)
** = rated significantly higher than the other prototype (p < .001).