item | M | SD | Skewness | Kurtosis |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. When someone else is feeling excited, I tend to get excited too. | 3.13 | 0.83 | −1.02 | 1.28 |
2. Other people’s misfortunes do not disturb me a great deal. | 2.95 | 0.89 | −0.85 | 0.76 |
3. It upsets me to see someone being treated disrespectfully. | 3.37 | 0.79 | −1.68 | 4.08 |
4. I remain unaffected when someone close to me is happy. | 2.92 | 0.84 | −0.74 | 0.43 |
5. I enjoy making other people feel better. | 3.06 | 0.77 | −0.58 | 0.30 |
6. I have tender, concerned feelings for people less fortunate than me. | 2.97 | 0.82 | −0.78 | 0.83 |
7. When a friend starts to talk about his/her problems, I try to steer the conversation towards something else. | 3.38 | 0.78 | −1.43 | 2.57 |
8. I can tell when others are sad even when they do not say anything. | 2.70 | 0.87 | −0.42 | −0.09 |
9. I find that I am “in tune” with other people’s moods. | 2.94 | 0.83 | −0.57 | 0.09 |
10. I do not feel sympathy for people who cause their own serious illnesses. | 2.41 | 1.06 | −0.32 | −0.66 |
11. I become irritated when someone cries. | 3.06 | 0.92 | −0.74 | −0.01 |
12. I am not really interested in how other people feel. | 2.73 | 1.04 | −0.59 | −0.44 |
13. I get a strong urge to help when I see someone who is upset. | 2.28 | 0.97 | −0.23 | −0.45 |
14. When I see someone being treated unfairly, I do not feel very much pity for them. | 3.27 | 0.75 | −1.06 | 1.62 |
15. I find it silly for people to cry out of happiness. | 3.38 | 0.83 | −1.38 | 1.75 |
16. When I see someone being taken advantage of, I feel kind of protective towards him/her. | 2.75 | 0.84 | −0.45 | 0.12 |
Total | 44.58 | 7.36 | −0.32 | −0.26 |