Empathy was measured with the empathic concern and perspective taking sub-scales
from Davis’s (1980) Interpersonal Reactivity Index. Empathic concern consists of seven
items including ‘I often have tender, concerned feelings for people less fortunate than
me’. Perspective taking consists of seven items including ‘I try to look at everybody’s side
of a disagreement before I make a decision’. Emotion regulation of self (reappraisal and
suppression) was measured using Gross and John’s (2003) scale. Reappraisal consists
of six items including ‘I control my emotions by changing the way I think about the
situation I’m in’. Suppression consists of four items including ‘I keep my emotions to
myself’.