Table 1.
Total empathy and empathy by dimension for the initial and longitudinal groups
| BEES Scores | Initial group n=118 T0 Mean (SD) |
Longitudinal group n=99 T1 Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|
| D1: Impermeability to the emotional feelings of others | -7.5 (6.0) | -6.0 (7.0) |
| D2: Susceptibility to the emotional feelings of others | 10.7 (4.0) | 10.6 (4.7) |
| D3: Emotional spread responsiveness | -0.60 (5.3) | -1.5 (8.9) |
| D4: Susceptibility to emotional involvement with people nearby | 10.9 (4.9) | 10.9 (4.9) |
| D5: Tendency to avoid emotional involvement with fragile people | -3.3 (2.6) | -2.4 (3.0) |
| Total | 37.0 (19.5) | 33.5 (22.6) |