Figure 1.

Scatterplot of the sum of intensity for self-reported emotional empathy (in response to the Darfur film depicting suffering) and caregiver mental health (composite of caregiver depression and anxiety symptoms). Greater self-reported emotional empathy was associated with worse caregiver mental health. This relationship was significant in a zero-order Pearson correlation and in linear regressions accounting for caregiver race, PWD disease severity, PWD cognitive functioning, and caregiver self-reported emotional reactivity (in response to the acoustic startle task). Note: one caregiver had a depression and anxiety composite score greater than three standard deviations from the mean (z = 4.03). All findings remained the same without this outlier.