Table 3 Results of the LMM testing the effect of social concern on buffering in different genders.

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

88.56

1

<0.001

Treatment

−0.064

0.020

1.21

1

0.001

Gender

−0.056

0.021

7.34

1

0.007

Social concern

−0.016

0.014

1.31

1

0.25

PANAS-negative

−0.0083

0.0092

0.81

1

0.37

STAI-state-pre

0.0015

0.0098

0.024

1

0.88

ADS

0.0029

0.0091

0.100

1

0.75

Treatment × Gender

0.059

0.028

4.42

1

0.036

Treatment × Social concern

0.044

0.020

4.89

1

0.027

Gender × Social concern

0.051

0.020

6.33

1

0.012

Treatment × Gender × Social concern

−0.077

0.028

7.36

1

0.0067

  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.