Table 8 Effect of alcohol (vs. placebo) on the State Empathy Scale (SES): Interaction effects.

From: Alcohol’s acute effects on emotion recognition and empathy in heavy-drinking young adults

 

IRI Interaction Models (n = 154)

TEQ Interaction Models (n = 156)

Cognitive

Affective

Associative

Total

Cognitive

Affective

Associative

Total

B(SE)

B(SE)

B(SE)

B(SE)

B(SE)

B(SE)

B(SE)

B(SE)

Intercept

3.10(0.12)***

2.84(0.11)***

2.88(0.10)***

2.94(0.10)***

2.46(0.70)***

1.06(0.74)

1.75(0.76)*

1.76(0.66)*

Alcohol Group

0.23(0.13)

0.22(0.13)

0.28(0.12)*

0.24(0.12)*

-0.40(0.87)

-0.11(0.92)

-0.39(0.89)

-0.22(0.82)

IRI

-0.01(0.01)

0.00(0.01)

0.01(0.01)

-0.00(0.01)

    

Alcohol Group*IRI

0.02(0.01)*

0.01(0.01)

0.01(0.01)

0.01(0.01)

    

TEQ

    

0.01(0.01)

0.03(0.01)*

0.02(0.01)

0.02(0.01)

Alcohol Group*TEQ

    

0.01(0.02)

0.00(0.02)

0.01(0.02)

0.01(0.02)

  1. IRI = Interpersonal Reactivity Index; TEQ = Trait Empathy Questionnaire.
  2. p < 0.05*, p < 0.01**, p < 0.001***.