Table 1.

Descriptive statistics and correlations between the variables in the study

	Mean	SD	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1. Perspective Taking	3.51	0.57	0.56**	−0.09	0.41**	−0.24**	0.36**	0.30**	0.26**	−0.28**
2. Empathic Concern	3.54	0.67	1	−0.24**	0.49**	−0.51**	0.23**	0.26**	0.16**	−0.55**
3. Personal Distress	3.18	0.75		1	0.09	0.57**	0.28**	0.28**	0.31**	0.57**
4. Affect Improvement	3.93	0.66			1	−0.13*	0.53**	0.54**	0.45**	−0.09
5. Affect Worsening	2.57	1.19				1	0.19**	0.09	0.23**	0.76**
6. Situation Modification	4.93	0.98					1	0.74**	0.66**	0.25**
7. Attentional Deployment	5.02	1.00						1	0.65**	0.17**
8. Cognitive Change	4.88	1.04							1	0.29**
9. Modifying Emotional Response	3.56	1.79								1

^* p < 0.05

^** p < 0.01.