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Table 5 Aggression and empathy scores for identified clusters and results of cluster comparisons

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

 

Re pro AGG (n = 62)

Re AGG (n = 101)

Low AGG (n = 78)

Re pro AGG versus re AGG

Re pro AGG versus low AGG

Re AGG versus low AGG

M

(SD)

M

(SD)

M

(SD)

p

p

p

Aggression (RPQ)

         

Reactive aggression

16.06

(4.00)

11.52

(2.60)

4.81

(1.80)

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

Proactive aggression

11.53

(3.60)

3.21

(2.19)

1.35

(1.39)

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

Total aggression

27.60

(6.14)

14.74

(3.22)

6.15

(2.50)

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

Empathy (BES)

         

Cognitive empathy

34.18

(5.15)

37.30

(4.23)

37.40

(4.11)

<0.001

<0.01

ns

Affective empathy

31.74

(5.73)

36.32

(7.39)

35.95

(7.35)

<0.01

=0.032

ns

Total empathy

65.91

(7.80)

73.61

(10.08)

73.35

(10.11)

<0.001

<0.01

ns

  1. BES Basic Empathy Scale, RPQ Reactive-Proactive Aggression Questionnaire, re pro AGG reactive-proactive aggression cluster, re AGG reactive aggression cluster, low AGG low aggression cluster
  2. p values refer to Bonferroni adjusted post hoc comparisons between identified aggression clusters with age and gender as covariates
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

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