Table 3 Relationships between empathy's components on the QCAE and IRI and autistic traits on the AQ.

From: Associations among autistic traits, cognitive and affective empathy, and personality traits in adults with autism spectrum disorder and no intellectual disability

 

AQ

IRI

Perspective taking

IRI

Empathic concern

IRI

Personal

distress

IRI

Fantasy

Non-ASD control (n = 28)

AQ

 

−0.315

0.056

0.301

−0.054

QCAE

Perspective taking

−0.387*

0.597**

0.136

−0.186

0.113

QCAE

Online simulation

−0.299

0.669***

0.214

−0.227

0.163

QCAE

Emotional contagion

−0.002

0.011

0.281

0.158

0.335

QCAE

Proximal responsivity

−0.068

−0.064

0.395* C

0.166

0.279

QCAE

Peripheral responsivity

−0.361

0.010

0.443* C

0.069

0.561**

QCAE

Cognitive empathy

−0.375*

0.670***

0.182

-0.215

0.148

QCAE

Affective empathy

−0.172

0.007

0.468* C

0.168

0.490** C

ASD subjects (n = 24)

AQ

 

−0.430* A

−0.078

0.308

−0.064

QCAE

Perspective taking

−0.510*

0.581**

0.079

−0.327

−0.066

QCAE

Online simulation

−0.499* A

0.821***

-0.115

−0.292

−0.030

QCAE

Emotional contagion

0.098

0.095

0.528** A

0.576** A

0.223

QCAE

Proximal responsivity

0.010

0.290

0.294

0.555** A

0.074

QCAE

Peripheral responsivity

−0.085

0.007

−0.028

−0.170

0.541**

QCAE

Cognitive empathy

−0.579**

0.791***

−0.019

−0.355

−0.057

QCAE

Affective empathy

0.022

0.174

0.394

0.471* A

0.370

  1. Values are Pearson's r correlations.
  2. AQ autism-spectrum quotient, IRI Interpersonal Reactivity Index, QCAE Questionnaire of Cognitive and Affective Empathy, C only within non-ASD control subjects, A only within ASD subjects.
  3. *p < 0.05,**p < 0.01,***p < 0.001 in each group.
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