Rotated Component Matrix

Factor

1

Affective Empathy

2

Sympathy

3

Cognitive Empathy

When a patient or his relative is anxious, I become anxious too

0.880

0.221

0.316

When a patient or his relative is angry, I feel angry too

0.856

0.192

0.343

When a patient or his relative is scared, I feel afraid

0.780

0.254

0.262

When a patient or his relative is sad, I become sad too

0.717

0.401

0.237

I am concerned for relatives of patients with terminal illness

0.282

0.875

0.218

I feel concerned for patients who have a terminal illness

0.045

0.714

0.196

I am sorry for a patient or his relative who feels sad

0.315

0.710

0.243

I feel sorry for a patient who has just been informed that he has a terminal illness

0.365

0.571

0.226

I can often understand how a patient or his relative is feeling even before he tells me

0.285

0.315

0.718

I can tell when a patient or his relative acts happy when he actually is not

0.262

0.255

0.635

I can easily tell how a patient or his relative is feeling

0.155

0.125

0.609

I can tell when a patient or his relative is angry even if he tries to hide it

0.234

0.098

0.588