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Table 3 A Comparison of the Scores on the Jefferson Scale of Empathy Among 285 Female Japanese Physicians by Different Living Arrangements

From: Measurement and correlates of empathy among female Japanese physicians

Living Arrangements

n

M

SD

Living with parents

69

113.0

12.1

Living alone, or nuclear family

189

109.6

11.8

  1. t (256) = 1.99, p < .05. (27 physicians did not respond to the living arrangement question).