Table 2.

Correlations between empathy and personality variables

	O	C	E	A	N
JSPE	0.337 (0.160, 0.493) < 0.001	0.088 (− 0.101, 0.270) 0.363	0.249 (0.064, 0.416) 0.009	0.357 (0.182, 0.510) < 0.001	− 0.086 (− 0.269, 0.103) 0.372
IRI-PT	0.299 (0.119, 0.461) 0.001	0.179 (− 0.009, 0.354) 0.062	0.005 (− 0.183, 0.192) 0.960	0.220 (0.034, 0.391) 0.021	− 0.130 (− 0.310, 0.058) 0.174
IRI-FS	0.465 (0.305, 0.600) < 0.001	− 0.157 (− 0.335, 0.031) 0.101	0.208 (0.021, 0.380) 0.029	0.047 (− 0.142, 0.232) 0.629	0.135 (− 0.054, 0.314) 0.161
IRI-EC	0.224 (0.039, 0.395) 0.019	0.049 (− 0.140, 0.234) 0.614	0.288 (0.106, 0.451) 0.002	0.307 (0.127, 0.467) 0.001	0.172 (− 0.016, 0.348) 0.072
IRI-PD	−0.009 (− 0.195, 0.179) 0.929	−0.103 (− 0.285, 0.086) 0.285	−0.224 (− 0.395, − 0.038) 0.019	−0.100 (− 0.282, 0.089) 0.298	0.438 (0.273, 0.578) < 0.001
EQ	0.344 (0.167, 0.499) < 0.001	0.238 (0.053, 0.407) 0.012	0.373 (0.200, 0.524) < 0.001	0.383 (0.210, 0.532) < 0.001	−0.114 (− 0.295, 0.075) 0.235

Spearman’s rho (95% confidence interval), p-value

O Openness to experience, C Conscientiousness, E Extraversion, A Agreeableness, N Neuroticism, JSPE Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy, IRI Interpersonal Reactivity Index, PT Perspective Taking, FS Fantasy Scale, EC Empathic Concern, PD Personal Distress, EQ Empathy Quotient