TABLE 1.

Descriptive statistics and correlations of related variables used in the study (n = 622).

	Mean	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
(1) KA	10.436	3.015	–
(2) PT	13.015	2.698	0.153**	–
(3) EC	15.272	2.895	0.092*	0.309**	–
(4) PD	11.621	3.088	0.001	0.266**	0.082*	–
(5) FS	15.294	3.159	0.115**	0.338**	0.433**	0.229**	–
(6) KAOP	164.969	18.321	0.252**	0.209**	0.268**	–0.037	0.181**	–
(7) KAOP+	85.359	11.762	0.211**	0.302**	0.243**	0.111**	0.214**	0.718**	–
(8) KAOP–	79.610	12.828	0.167**	0.022	0.159**	–0.155**	0.062	0.770**	0.108**	–

KA, total scores of Palmore’s Facts on Aging Quiz; PT, perspective-taking; EC, empathic concern; PD, personal distress; FS, fantasy; KAOP, total scores of Kogan’s Attitude Toward Older People Scale; KAOP+, positive KAOP; KAOP−, negative KAOP. *Significant when p < 0.05. **Significant when p < 0.01.