Characteristic Fantasy Perspective Taking Empathic Concern Personal Distress

Gender Mean± SD Mean± SD Mean± SD Mean± SD

Male 8.77±4.466 13.17±4.206 6.71±3.774 7.30±4.038

Female 10.92±4.519 13.86±3.843 8.26±3.949 9.23±4.037
p value p<0.001 p=.048 p<0.001 p<0.001

Age in Years

<30 11.75±4.405 14.40±3.587 7.88±3.562 8.56±3.959

30-39 10.06±4.352 13.36±3.877

7.27±3.939 8.42±4.167

40-49 9.82±4.594 13.20±4.265 7.57±4.146 8.46±4.207

50-59 8.04±4.564 13.53±4.372 7.54±3.929 7.65±4.156

>60 3.38±1.408 12.75±4.95 6.63±4.719 4.13±2.100

p-value 0.737 0.025

<0.001 0.228

Educational level

Ph.D. 9.12±4.513 13.67±4.085 7.41±4.057 7.62±4.238

Master 9.94±4.477 13.81±3.811 7.48±3.699 8.56±3.966

Bachelor 13.20±4.000 7.86±4.136 8.83±4.11

10.99±4.750

Below Bachelor 9.16±5.600 10.16±5.025 6.32±4.217 7.68±5.303

p-value 0.442 0.052

0.01 0.001

Table 1 analysis of empathy scores according to demographic data

 Characteristic Stress Fantasy Perspective Empathic Personal
Taking concern distress

Stress 1

Fantasy .108* 1

Perspective -.114** .206*** 1

Taking

Empathic 0.046 .337*** .463*** 1

concern

Personal .345*** .348*** -.102* .135** 1

distress

HowecH

Gene Locus Main effect(F) p-value Interaction p-value

effect(F)

OXTR rs13316193 6.773 0.01 4.104 0.018

Fantasy Perspective Taking Empathic concern Personal Distress

rs53576 AA
9.85±4.529 13.42±4.065 7.02±.3.951 8.34±.4.015

Number 175
175 176 176

G/GA
9.66±4.518 13.75±4.100 7.95±3.998 7.88±4.358
Number
171 171 171 170

95%CI (-.772,1.142) (-1.189,.538) (-1.770,-.091) (-.421,1.35)

P-value
0.704 0.459 0.030 0.303