Table 2 Study 7: psycholinguistic variables as potential mediating mechanisms of the wise reasoning experimental (vs. active control) condition.
From: Wise reasoning, intergroup positivity, and attitude polarization across contexts
Model | Indirect effects | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1. WRE (vs. AC) → mediator → attitude polarization | 2. Political orientation × WRE (vs. AC) → mediator→ attitude polarization | ||
WRE | AC | ||
Mediators | |||
 Past focus | B = 0.70, SE = 0.51, 95% CI [−1.74, 0.29] | B = 0.04, SE = 0.05, 95% CI [−0.06, 0.16] | B = 0.05, SE = 0.07, 95% CI [−0.07, 0.22] |
 Words > 6 letters | B = −1.29, SE = 0.52, 95% CI [−2.36, −0.35] | B = 0.12, SE = 0.10, 95% CI [−0.02, 0.37] | B = 0.18, SE = 0.12, 95% CI [−0.02, 0.45] |
 3rd-person plurals | B = −0.84, SE = 0.39, 95% CI [−1.69, −0.19] | B = 0.15, SE = 0.10, 95% CI [−0.01, 0.37] | B = 0.33, SE = 0.16, 95% CI [0.05, 0.68] |
 Tentative thinking | B = −0.33, SE = 0.25, 95% CI [−0.93, 0.06] | B = 0.02, SE = 0.07, 95% CI [−0.14, 0.17] | B = 0.09, SE = 0.07, 95% CI [−0.03, 0.25] |
