Table 1 The minimum, maximum, mean and standard deviation of the participants’ score in each empathy scale (Interpersonal Reactivity Index subscales and the Reading the Mind in the Eyes scale) and score in the individual reasoning task (Raven standard progressive matrices) separately for lawyers and potential clients. T and p values of the T tests comparing lawyers’ and potential clients’ scores are presented on the right side of the table. No significant differences were found between lawyers and clients concerning any of the scores.

From: Dispositional empathy as a driver of inter-individual neural phase synchrony

Role

N

Mean

SD

T

p

Individual reasoning skills

   Lawyer

16

6.33

1.63

0.165

0.870

   Client

26

6.25

1.55

RME score

   Lawyer

16

27.40

3.81

1.379

0.176

   Client

26

26.00

2.73

IRI fantasy

   Lawyer

16

24.00

4.42

\(-0.296\)

0.769

   Client

26

24.52

5.88

IRI perspective taking

   Lawyer

16

26.00

3.65

0.727

0.472

   Client

26

25.12

3.75

IRI personal distress

   Lawyer

16

16.47

3.93

1.670

0.103

   Client

26

14.08

4.62

IRI empathic concern

   Lawyer

16

25.80

3.88

0.195

0.846

   Client

26

25.48

5.57