Empathy Variables Speed Data

Radu Urian

2026-05-10

1 Measures

1.1 Observed

Pain Simulation

  • HT Hypothesis testing
  • EC Empathic concern
  • PA Prosocial acts
  • SD Self-distress
  • AV Avoidance

1.2 Child

Perspective-Taking Battery

  • ToM Theory of Mind composite
  • TEC Test of Emotion Comprehension

NIH Toolbox EF battery

  • Flanker Inhibitory control
  • WM Working memory
  • DCCS Cognitive flexibility

1.3 Parent

CBQ

  • CBQ-NA Negative affectivity
  • CBQ-Att Effortful control of Attention
  • CBQ-Ext Extraversion

EmQue

  • EmQue-EC Emotion contagion
  • EmQue-AF Attention to others’ feelings
  • EmQue-PSB Prosocial behavior

CSUS

  • CSUS-PT Perspective-taking

2 Missing Data

n_t1 n_t2 lost_to_follow pct_lost
479 401 78 16.3

variable n_miss pct_miss
DCCS 144 30
Flanker 87 18.1
WM 82 17.1
SD 43 8.96
TEC 43 8.96
EC 42 8.75
AV 42 8.75
PA 41 8.54
ToM 39 8.12
CBQ-NA 15 3.12
CBQ-Att 15 3.12
CBQ-Ext 15 3.12
CSUS-PT 12 2.5
EmQue-EC 10 2.08
EmQue-AF 10 2.08
EmQue-PSB 10 2.08

variable n_miss pct_miss n_miss_minus_attrition pct_missing_minus_attrition
DCCS 111 23.1 32 6.62
SD 100 20.8 21 4.33
WM 100 20.8 21 4.33
EC 99 20.6 20 4.12
PA 99 20.6 20 4.12
AV 99 20.6 20 4.12
Flanker 97 20.2 18 3.71
ToM 94 19.6 15 3.08
TEC 91 19.0 12 2.46
CBQ-NA 15 3.12 -64 -13.4
CBQ-Att 15 3.12 -64 -13.4
CBQ-Ext 15 3.12 -64 -13.4
CSUS-PT 12 2.5 -67 -14
EmQue-EC 10 2.08 -69 -14.4
EmQue-AF 10 2.08 -69 -14.4
EmQue-PSB 10 2.08 -69 -14.4

3 Descriptives

mean sd median min max skew kurtosis
EC 1.13 0.97 1.00 0.00 3.00 0.37 -0.93
PA 0.56 0.78 0.00 0.00 3.00 1.22 0.69
SD 0.65 0.65 1.00 0.00 3.00 0.55 -0.44
AV 0.78 1.11 0.00 0.00 4.00 1.13 -0.06
Flanker 0.87 0.22 1.00 0.00 1.00 -2.10 4.40
WM 0.23 0.14 0.17 0.00 0.79 0.74 0.03
DCCS 0.68 0.37 0.80 0.00 1.00 -0.77 -0.93
ToM 0.47 0.29 0.46 0.00 1.00 0.02 -1.43
TEC 3.42 1.91 3.00 0.00 8.00 0.21 -0.71
CBQ-NA -0.01 0.89 -0.07 -2.83 2.68 0.12 0.08
CBQ-Att -0.02 0.84 0.01 -2.79 1.59 -0.27 -0.52
CBQ-Ext 0.19 0.90 0.21 -2.53 2.90 -0.16 -0.13
EmQue-EC 0.11 0.82 0.10 -1.44 2.43 0.31 -0.27
EmQue-AF 0.00 0.81 0.03 -2.41 1.76 -0.21 -0.63
EmQue-PSB 0.00 0.84 -0.02 -2.24 1.74 -0.35 -0.34
CSUS-PT -0.05 0.89 -0.07 -3.32 2.13 -0.18 0.16
mean sd median min max skew kurtosis
EC 1.22 0.96 1.00 0.00 3.00 0.21 -0.99
PA 0.54 0.77 0.00 0.00 3.00 1.37 1.32
SD 0.55 0.66 0.00 0.00 2.00 0.80 -0.48
AV 0.96 1.11 1.00 0.00 4.00 0.83 -0.51
Flanker 0.93 0.17 1.00 0.00 1.00 -3.81 16.27
WM 0.30 0.16 0.29 0.00 0.79 0.19 -0.48
DCCS 0.79 0.30 1.00 0.00 1.00 -1.46 1.05
ToM 0.63 0.28 0.73 0.00 1.00 -0.75 -0.68
TEC 4.58 1.87 5.00 0.00 9.00 -0.10 -0.68
CBQ-NA 0.01 0.85 0.00 -2.61 2.71 0.07 0.14
CBQ-Att -0.01 0.81 0.02 -2.72 1.53 -0.22 -0.43
CBQ-Ext 0.20 0.88 0.21 -2.23 2.85 -0.10 -0.04
EmQue-EC 0.01 0.78 -0.01 -1.74 2.35 0.38 -0.11
EmQue-AF -0.03 0.77 0.00 -2.46 1.72 -0.20 -0.28
EmQue-PSB -0.02 0.81 -0.09 -2.33 1.99 -0.22 -0.36
CSUS-PT 0.45 0.86 0.44 -3.48 2.51 -0.28 0.47

4 Correlations