TABLE 7.

Regression analysis predicting KAOP– from KA and empathy profiles.

Variables	B	SE	β	95% CI		t	p
Residence	1.237	1.197	0.044	–1.113	3.588	1.034	0.302
Only child	–1.888	1.496	–0.053	–4.825	1.049	–1.262	0.207
Having good relationships with older adults such as grandparents
	–2.582	1.386	–0.085	–5.303	0.139	–1.864	0.063
Being in contact with older adults such as grandparents
	–1.909	0.808	–0.108	–3.496	–0.323	–2.363	0.018
KA	0.906	0.216	0.213	0.481	1.331	4.183	<0.001
Empathy profiles
LE vs. AE	–0.736	1.164	–0.025	–3.021	1.549	–0.632	0.527
HE vs. AE	3.683	2.258	0.064	–0.751	8.118	1.631	0.103
KA × empathy profiles
KA × LE	–0.821	0.356	–0.115	–1.520	–0.122	–2.306	0.021
KA × HE	–0.666	0.849	–0.032	–2.332	1.001	–0.784	0.433
Unadjusted R2 0.077

KA, total scores of Palmore’s Facts on Aging Quiz; KAOP, total scores of Kogan’s Attitude Toward Older People Scale; KAOP–, negative KAOP; AE, average empathy subgroup; LE, low empathy subgroup; HE, high empathy subgroup.