Table 2 Results of LMM testing gender effects in social buffering.

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

 

B

SE

χ2

Df

P value

(Intercept)

0.14

0.015

86.05

1

<0.001

Treatment

−0.064

0.021

9.82

1

0.0017

Gender

−0.058

0.021

7.56

1

0.006

PANAS-negative

−0.0039

0.0093

0.17

1

0.68

STAI-state-pre

0.0005

0.0099

0.0029

1

0.96

ADS

−0.0004

0.0091

0.0021

1

0.96

Treatment × Gender

0.059

0.029

4.14

1

0.042

  1. Bold values are significant at p < 0.05.
  2. PANAS Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, STAI-state-pre state anxiety scores before the experiment based on the State scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), ADS Allgemeine Depressions Skala, SE standard error.