Table 6 Difference between Marital Status and IRI with Subscales
From: A study of empathy levels among nursing interns: a cross-sectional study
Variable | Marital status | Mean | SD | t -Value | df | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) | Unmarried | 66.33 | 20.09 | -1.20 | 133 | 0.231 |
Married | 70.82 | 14.38 | ||||
Fantasy | Unmarried | 16.39 | 6.45 | − 0.69 | 133 | 0.489 |
Married | 17.24 | 5.21 | ||||
Perspective-taking | Unmarried | 17.51 | 5.62 | − 0.90 | 133 | 0.369 |
Married | 18.47 | 4.39 | ||||
Empathic concern | Unmarried | 16.34 | 4.91 | -1.84 | 133 | 0.044* |
Married | 18.06 | 3.97 | ||||
Personal distress | Unmarried | 16.09 | 6.05 | − 0.86 | 133 | 0.389 |
Married | 17.06 | 4.20 |