Table 1 Characteristics of the participants in Study 1.

From: Social buffering of human fear is shaped by gender, social concern, and the presence of real vs virtual agents

 

Female-alone mean (SE)

Female-social mean (SE)

Male-alone mean (SE)

Male-social mean (SE)

F/t-test (p)

Cronbach’s α

ASI-3

 - Social concern

8.90 (0.76)

8.97 (0.68)

8.94 (0.68)

8.94 (0.71)

0.002 (0.96)

0.73

 - Physical concern

5.61 (0.79)

5.77 (0.68)

5.68 (0.70)

4.68 (0.67)

0.67 (0.42)

0.78

 - Cognitive concern

4.23 (0.61)

4.34 (0.68)

4.09 (0.48)

4.26 (0.65)

0.002 (0.96)

0.77

MSPSS

 - Family

24.03 (0.98)

23.71 (0.96)

23.91 (0.76)

23.61 (0.67)

0001 (0.99)

0.92

 - Friends

25.13 (0.76)

25.40 (0.51)

24.68 (0.53)

24.44 (0.63)

0.17 (0.68)

0.89

 - Significant other

25.64 (0.78)

25.94 (0.59)

24.79 (0.50)

24.35 (0.64)

0.34 (0.56)

0.89

ADS

7.52 (0.83)

7.66 (0.74)

5.91 (0.62)

6.56 (0.70)

0.12 (0.73)

0.73

STAI-trait

35.10 (1.29)

35.29 (1.53)

32.82 (0.90)

34.97 (1.56)

0.52 (0.47)

0.89

STAI-state-pre

33.57 (1.27)

34.03 (1.27)

33.65 (0.78)

34.00 (1.21)

0.002 (0.96)

0.85

STAI-state-post

40.06 (1.52)

40.66 (1.57)

38.62 (1.47)

40.47 (1.70)

0.16 (0.69)

0.91

PANAS-positive

29.47 (0.98)

28.77 (1.16)

3.97 (0.87)

31.26 (1.10)

0.23 (0.64)

0.83

PANAS-negative

11.40 (0.40)

11.54 (0.25)

11.62 (0.30)

12.21 (0.39)

0.44 (0.61)

0.60

Impression ratings

     

0.79

 - Pleasant

 

6.09 (0.23)

 

5.21 (0.22)

2.80 (0.007)

 

 - Sympathetic

 

6.51 (0.25)

 

5.71 (0.24)

2.36 (0.02)

 

 - Helpful

 

4.06 (0.39)

 

2.56 (0.40)

2.71 (0.009)

 

 - Make the task easier

 

3.92 (0.41)

 

2.89 (0.37)

1.84 (0.070)

 
  1. Bold values are significant at p < 0.05.
  2. ASI-3 Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3, MSPSS Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, ADS Allgemeine Depressions Skala, STAI State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, PANAS Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, SE standard error.