Table 2.

Hierarchical multiple regression analyses predicting correctness of facial expression recognition as measured with the FEMT in Study 1 and Study 2.

	Study 1				Study 2
	ΔR2	B	SE	β	ΔR2	B	SE	β
Step 1	0.02				0.04*
Gender		−0.03	0.03	−0.15		−0.06	0.02	−0.21*
Step 2	0.01				0.01
Gender		−0.03	0.03	−0.14		−0.05	0.03	−0.19*
Empathy		0.01	0.04	0.04		0.10	0.03	0.04
Step 3	0.08*				0.02†
Gender		−0.04	0.03	−0.16		−0.05	0.03	−0.19*
Empathy		0.01	0.04	−0.01		0.02	0.03	0.06
Age		−0.05	0.02	−0.29*		0.01	0.01	0.14†
Step 4	0.11**				0.03*
Gender		−0.20	0.03	−0.09		−0.02	0.03	−0.07
Empathy		−0.01	0.03	−0.04		0.02	0.03	0.07
Age		−0.05	0.02	−0.29*		0.01	0.01	0.12
VVGE		−0.03	0.01	−0.34**		−0.03	0.01	−0.21*
Total adj. R2	0.22**				0.10**
N	67				151

^† p < 0.10

^* p < 0.05

^** p < 0.01.

Gender: 1 = females, 2 = males; Empathy = trait empathy; VVGE, violent video game exposure (in hours per day).