Table 1 Correlation matrix for all relevant variables

1 Gender

1

2 IPIP extraversion

0.10

1

3 IPIP agreeableness

0.17*

0.24

1

4 IPIP conscientiousness

0.01

0.03**

0.17**

1

5 IPIP neuroticism

0.34**

− 0.01

0.07

− 0.15**

1

6 IPIP intellect/imagination

0.02

0.14**

0.24**

0.01

0.05

1

7 S-A Reflective awareness

0.16**

0.12*

0.31**

0.13*

0.09

0.37**

1

8 S-A Controlled sense-of-self in the moment

− 0.10*

0.09

0.13*

0.35**

− 0.47**

− 0.05

− 0.11*

1

9 S-R self-compassion

− 0.10*

0.14*

0.14**

0.23**

− 0.45**

0.08

0.33**

0.26**

1

10 S-R self-preoccupation

0.22**

− 0.11*

0.05

− 0.13*

0.61**

0.01

0.20**

− 0.56**

− 0.38**

1

11 S-T self-transcendence

0.01

0.35**

0.38**

0.27**

− 0.34**

0.14**

0.34**

0.34**

0.54**

− 0.28**

1

12 MFQ individualizing

0.29**

− 0.02

0.28**

0.12*

0.08

0.07

0.24**

0.01

0.13**

0.14**

0.27**

1

13 MFQ binding

− 0.06

0.05

− 0.03

0.17**

− 0.08

− 0.14**

0.10

0.06

0.23**

− 0.02

0.23**

0.19**

1

14 Awareness of privilege

0.39**

0.13*

0.23**

0.02

0.20**

0.07

0.19**

− 0.11*

− 0.06

0.21**

0.06

0.30**

− 0.35**

1

15 COMP empathy

0.20**

0.12*

0.52**

0.04

0.09

0.11*

0.42**

− 0.04

0.25**

0.04

0.40**

0.38**

0.13**

0.20**

1

16 COMP indifference

− 0.17**

− 0.19*

− 0.70**

− 0.13**

− 0.02

− 0.20**

− 0.27**

− 0.15*

− 0.10

0.01

− 0.24**

− 0.31**

0.09

− 0.25**

− 0.39**

1

17 COMP common humanity

0.09

0.03

0.42**

0.24**

− 0.15**

0.20**

0.34**

0.08

0.36**

− 0.08

0.34**

0.40**

0.15**

0.23**

0.32**

− 0.38**

1

18 COMP recognize suffering

0.17**

0.23**

0.41**

0.15**

0.05

0.20**

0.39**

0.04

0.24**

0.04

0.32**

0.33**

0.21**

0.18**

0.44**

− 0.35**

0.40**

1

19 COMP willingness to act

0.14**

0.07

0.17**

− 0.06

0.07

0.08

0.13*

− 0.07

0.09

0.06

0.15**

0.26**

0.21**

0.08

0.47**

− 0.16**

0.12*

0.28**