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 |
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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 | – | – |