Individual differences in ocular level empathic accuracy ability: The predictive power of fantasy empathy

The purpose of this study was to identify characteristics associated with the ability to accurately read the mental states of others through cues provided by the ocular region. Our results indicate that this type of empathic accuracy is uncorrelated with gender, self-esteem, Big Five personality, and a number of empathy-related traits. However, fantasy empathy was positively correlated with this ability, suggesting that imagination is one means through which people learn about and consider others’ mental states.