Table 2 Descriptive and inferential statistics across studies 1–4.
Raw mean (SD) rating | Higher-income family versus Lower-income family | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Study and variable | Higher-income family | Lower-income family | t | p | d | 95% CI |
Study 1: business owner (N = 202) | ||||||
Success deservingness | 5.04 (1.10) | 5.97 (0.88) | −6.62 | <0.001 | −0.93 | [−1.22, −0.64] |
Study 2: athlete (N = 200) | ||||||
Success deservingness | 5.77 (1.05) | 6.33 (0.86) | −4.05 | <0.001 | −0.58 | [−0.86, −0.29] |
Study 3: surgeon (N = 200) | ||||||
Self-reliance | 4.15 (1.31) | 5.25 (1.09) | −6.48 | <0.001 | −0.92 | [−1.21, −0.62] |
Study 4: business owner (N = 402) | ||||||
External success attribution condition | ||||||
Success deservingness | 5.07 (1.31) | 5.71 (1.03) | −3.90 | <0.001 | −0.55 | [−0.83, −0.27] |
Self-reliance | 4.53 (1.59) | 5.29 (1.28) | −3.74 | <0.001 | −0.53 | [−0.81, −0.25] |
Internal success attribution condition | ||||||
Success deservingness | 5.95 (0.87) | 6.31 (0.83) | −3.42 | <0.001 | −0.48 | [−0.76, −0.20] |
Self-reliance | 5.30 (1.36) | 6.04 (1.01) | −4.34 | <0.001 | −0.61 | [−0.90, −0.33] |
