TABLE 1.

Descriptive statistics, the alpha coefficients, and interdimensional correlation of the IRI.

	M	SD	1	2	3	4	5
1. PT	3.59	0.49	0.73
2. EC	3.52	0.46	0.31***	0.68
3. FS	3.52	0.53	0.32***	0.31***	0.68
4. PD	3.20	0.56	0.01	0.11*	0.16***	0.73
5. IRI	3.46	0.33	0.61***	0.68***	0.74***	0.51***	0.78

***p < 0.001; *p < 0.05. The diagonals are alpha coefficients for each dimension. PT, perspective taking; EC, empathic concern; FS, fantasy, PD, personal distress; IRI, interpersonal response index.