Table 6 Correlations between empathy and personality.

Non-ASD control (n = 28)

QCAE

Perspective taking

0.203

0.041

0.000

0.017

0.165

QCAE

Online simulation

0.095

0.188

0.228

0.133

0.342

QCAE

Emotion contagion

0.522**

0.101

0.370

0.142

-0.247

QCAE

Proximal responsivity

0.427* C

0.236

0.389* C

0.221

0.058

QCAE

Peripheral responsivity

0.197

0.499**

0.531**

0.096

0.047

QCAE

Cognitive empathy

0.165

0.114

0.110

0.075

0.258

QCAE

Affective empathy

0.492**

0.341

0.540** C

-0.008

-0.068

IRI

Perspective taking

0.030

0.001

−0.003

0.186

0.192

IRI

Empathic concern

0.387* C

−0.065

0.321

0.141

0.022

IRI

Personal distress

0.262

−0.320

0.169

0.292

−0.472* C

IRI

Fantasy

0.480**

0.168

0.343

0.015

−0.191

ASD (n = 24)

QCAE

Perspective taking

−0.081

−0.097

0.209

0.082

0.233

QCAE

Online simulation

−0.159

0.444* A

0.480* A

0.087

0.354

QCAE

Emotion contagion

0.446*

0.185

−0.198

0.142

−0.232

QCAE

Proximal responsivity

0.327

0.324

0.074

0.229

0.200

QCAE

Peripheral responsivity

0.262

0.490*

0.501*

−0.403

−0.268

QCAE

Cognitive empathy

−0.127

0.194

0.388

0.090

0.330

QCAE

Affective empathy

0.481*

0.432* A

0.127

0.008

−0.151

IRI

Perspective taking

-0.349

0.156

0.388

0.185

0.511* A

IRI

Empathic concern

0.328

0.299

−0.144

0.234

−0.252

IRI

Personal distress

0.486* A

−0.118

0.216

0.328

−0.245

IRI

Fantasy

0.447*

0.248

0.159

−0.378

−0.253