TPC Journal-Vol 9- Issue 4-FULL ISSUE

404 The Professional Counselor | Volume 9, Issue 4 mean were removed. An analysis of EAI and IRMA-SF scores was plotted and demonstrated a normal shape. Residual plots from SPSS were examined to test for linearity. The variance inflation factor (VIF) was referenced within the multiple regressions with a heuristic value of four set as the upper bound for acceptable multicollinearity. The residuals appeared scattered around the zero horizontal line which indicated the assumption of homoscedasticity was not violated. Thus, none of the assumptions for conducting a multiple regression were violated. Table 1 Descriptive Statistics of the Criterion Variables for the APPS Variable Mean SD Minimum Maximum Range EAI 4.73 0.428 3.59 5.68 2.09 AM 4.77 0.555 3.00 6.00 3.00 AR 4.82 0.639 3.20 6.00 2.80 ER 4.41 0.594 2.30 6.00 3.75 PT 4.83 0.529 3.20 6.00 2.80 SOA 4.80 0.576 2.75 6.00 3.25 IRMA-SF 1.47 0.462 1.00 2.73 1.73 MC-SDS 5.17 2.490 0 11.00 11.00 Note . EAI = Empathy Assessment Index, AM = Affective Mentalizing, AR = Affective Response, ER = Emotion Regulation, PT = Perspective Taking, SOA = Self-Other Awareness, IRMA-SF = Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Short Form, MC-SDS = Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale. Table 2 Descriptive Statistics of the Criterion Variables for the ATTS Variable Mean SD Minimum Maximum Range EAI 4.76 0.426 3.86 5.86 2.00 AM 4.80 0.610 3.20 6.00 2.75 AR 4.75 0.632 3.20 6.00 2.80 ER 4.46 0.483 3.00 5.50 2.50 PT 4.88 0.540 3.20 6.00 2.80 SOA 4.87 0.540 2.75 6.00 3.25 IRMA-SF 1.38 0.380 1.00 2.50 1.50 MC-SDS 5.24 2.480 0 11.00 11.00 Note . EAI = Empathy Assessment Index, AM = Affective Mentalizing, AR = Affective Response, ER = Emotion Regulation, PT = Perspective Taking, SOA = Self-Other Awareness, IRMA-SF = Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Short Form, MC-SDS = Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale.