Preliminary results from Empathy intervention Study 1
Alexander Tagesson
2023-09-04
Descriptive data
Participants
| Characteristic | N = 7411 |
|---|---|
| Age | 41 (33, 53) |
| Ethnicity.simplified | |
| Black | 369 (50%) |
| White | 372 (50%) |
| Country.of.residence | |
| United States | 741 (100%) |
| Highest.education.level.completed | |
| Doctorate degree (PhD/other) | 22 (3.0%) |
| Graduate degree (MA/MSc/MPhil/other) | 108 (15%) |
| High school diploma/A-levels | 175 (24%) |
| Secondary education (e.g. GED/GCSE) | 19 (2.6%) |
| Technical/community college | 115 (16%) |
| Undergraduate degree (BA/BSc/other) | 302 (41%) |
| Employment.status | |
| DATA_EXPIRED | 156 (21%) |
| Due to start a new job within the next month | 4 (0.5%) |
| Full-Time | 329 (44%) |
| Not in paid work (e.g. homemaker', 'retired or disabled) | 72 (9.7%) |
| Other | 14 (1.9%) |
| Part-Time | 98 (13%) |
| Unemployed (and job seeking) | 68 (9.2%) |
| 1 Median (IQR); n (%) | |
Table over most important variables sorted on condition
##
## Descriptive statistics by group
## group: Control
## vars n mean sd min max range se
## empathic_reactions 1 159 5.57 1.46 1.3 7.0 5.7 0.12
## empathic_drivers 2 159 2.88 1.08 0.7 4.7 4.0 0.09
## empathic_beliefs 3 159 4.83 1.31 1.0 7.0 6.0 0.10
## donation 4 159 40.86 40.09 0.0 100.0 100.0 3.18
## rt_intervention 5 159 35.93 45.82 4.3 377.2 372.9 3.63
## rt_story 6 159 108.31 118.83 3.6 1039.8 1036.2 9.42
## ------------------------------------------------------------
## group: Limited
## vars n mean sd min max range se
## empathic_reactions 1 148 5.22 1.42 1.0 7.0 6.0 0.12
## empathic_drivers 2 148 2.79 1.03 0.7 4.7 4.0 0.08
## empathic_beliefs 3 148 4.73 1.34 1.0 7.0 6.0 0.11
## donation 4 148 40.28 38.32 0.0 100.0 100.0 3.15
## rt_intervention 5 148 46.27 58.89 3.8 439.0 435.2 4.84
## rt_story 6 148 99.14 85.93 2.7 544.1 541.4 7.06
## ------------------------------------------------------------
## group: Malleable
## vars n mean sd min max range se
## empathic_reactions 1 143 5.39 1.41 1.0 7.0 6.0 0.12
## empathic_drivers 2 143 2.90 1.10 0.7 4.7 4.0 0.09
## empathic_beliefs 3 143 4.95 1.35 1.7 7.0 5.3 0.11
## donation 4 143 40.49 38.37 0.0 100.0 100.0 3.21
## rt_intervention 5 143 59.92 90.80 5.1 911.9 906.8 7.59
## rt_story 6 143 87.83 66.08 1.9 493.2 491.3 5.53
## ------------------------------------------------------------
## group: Normative
## vars n mean sd min max range se
## empathic_reactions 1 149 5.45 1.34 1.0 7.0 6.0 0.11
## empathic_drivers 2 149 3.01 0.99 0.7 4.7 4.0 0.08
## empathic_beliefs 3 149 4.89 1.37 1.0 7.0 6.0 0.11
## donation 4 149 45.69 39.08 0.0 100.0 100.0 3.20
## rt_intervention 5 149 67.15 91.96 3.2 631.3 628.1 7.53
## rt_story 6 149 92.65 72.40 2.0 595.9 593.9 5.93
## ------------------------------------------------------------
## group: Unlimited
## vars n mean sd min max range se
## empathic_reactions 1 142 5.52 1.45 1.0 7.0 6.0 0.12
## empathic_drivers 2 142 2.91 1.08 0.7 4.7 4.0 0.09
## empathic_beliefs 3 142 5.11 1.26 2.0 7.0 5.0 0.11
## donation 4 142 40.18 37.65 0.0 100.0 100.0 3.16
## rt_intervention 5 142 43.34 44.18 1.6 377.3 375.7 3.71
## rt_story 6 142 100.02 148.58 1.6 1666.7 1665.1 12.47Scatterplots for Empathy measures & Donation
Scatterplots for Empathic reactions & Donation
## Scale for colour is already present.
## Adding another scale for colour, which will replace the existing scale.
Scatterplots for Empathic drivers & Donation
## Scale for colour is already present.
## Adding another scale for colour, which will replace the existing scale.
Scatterplots for Empathic beliefs & Donation
## Scale for colour is already present.
## Adding another scale for colour, which will replace the existing scale.
Correlation matrix for Empathy measures, Donation & Reaction time for Outgroup
Correlation matrix for Control
Correlation matrix for Limited
Correlation matrix for Unlimitied
Correlation matrix for Malleable
Correlation matrix for Normative
Cronbach’s Alpha for Empathy measures
Cronbach’s Alpha for Empathic reactions
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## Cronbach's alpha for the 'empathic_reactions_df' data-set
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## Items: 3
## Sample units: 741
## alpha: 0.932Cronbach’s Alpha for Empathic drivers
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## Cronbach's alpha for the 'empathic_drivers_df' data-set
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## Items: 3
## Sample units: 741
## alpha: 0.812Cronbach’s Alpha for Empathic beliefs
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## Cronbach's alpha for the 'empathic_beliefs_df' data-set
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## Items: 3
## Sample units: 741
## alpha: 0.524