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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for aggression and empathy subscales

From: Distinct profiles of reactive and proactive aggression in adolescents: associations with cognitive and affective empathy

 

Institutionalized sample (n = 168)

Community sample (n = 73)

Total sample (n = 241)

Range

M

(SD)

M

(SD)

M

(SD)

Min

Max

Aggression (RPQ)

        

Reactive aggression

11.79

(5.20)

7.60

(3.82)

10.52

(5.19)

0

24

Proactive aggression

5.92

(5.10)

2.04

(2.05)

4.75

(4.75)

0

21

Total aggression

17.71

(9.35)

9.64

(5.07)

15.27

(9.07)

0

44

Empathy (BES)

        

Cognitive empathy

36.05

(5.01)

37.62

(3.46)

36.53

(4.64)

11

54

Affective empathy

33.95

(6.68)

37.49

(3.39)

35.02

(7.23)

19

45

Total empathy

70.00

(9.66)

75.11

(10.20)

71.55

(10.09)

40

99

  1. BES Basic Empathy Scale, RPQ Reactive-Proactive Aggression Questionnaire