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Table 4 Pearson’s correlations between empathy measures, submissive compassion, compassionate goals (controlling for self-image goals) and self-image goals and submissive behaviour, external shame, self-criticism and depression, anxiety and stress

From: Measuring competitive self-focus perspective taking, submissive compassion and compassion goals

 

RMET

(EQ) Total

(EQ) Cognitive empathy

(EQ) Emotional reactivity

(EQ) Social skills

CPT

Sub. comp.

Comp. goals

Self-image Goals

SBS

-.06

-.18 *

-.11

-.06

-.35 **

-.04

.42 **

.03

.41 **

OAS

-.03

-.24 **

-.12

-.17 *

-.39 **

.02

.45 **

-.09

.33 **

(FSCSRS) Inadequate self

-.02

-.08

.00

-.00

-.21 **

.09

.48 **

-.03

.35 **

(FSCSRS) Hated self

-.06

-.27 **

-.15 *

-.23 **

-.32 **

.07

.31 **

-.14 a

.22 **

(FSCSRS) Reassured self

-.01

.14 *

.15 *

.05

.24 **

.12

-.28 **

. 17*

-.16 *

(DASS) Depression

-.11

-.22 **

-.10

-.20 **

-.30 **

.11

.36 **

-.05

.25 **

(DASS) Anxiety

-.18 *

-.17 *

-.07

-.11

-.31 **

.20 **

.41 **

-.04

.32 **

(DASS) Stress

-.11

-.09

-.02

-.03

-.30 **

.11

.44 **

.03

.35 **

  1. RMET Reading the mind in the eyes test, SBS Submissive behaviour scale, OAS Other as shamer scale, FSCSRS Forms of self-criticising and self-reassuring scale, DASS Depression, anxiety and stress scale, EQ Empathy quotient, CPT Competitive perspective taking scale, Sub Comp Submissive compassion, Comp Goals Compassionate goals
  2. *p <0.05; ** p < 0.01 are significance in bold
  3. aapproaches significance (p < .06)