Table 4 Post-hoc comparisons of the use of indirect strategies.

From: How to say “no” in a foreign language: the role of L2 proficiency, power relations, and eliciting acts

(I)Group

(J)Group

Mean (I-J)

Std. Error

p

Hedge’s g

95% CI

Lower

Upper

EM

NEM

0.943

0.450

0.037

2.096

0.060

1.830

HS

1.230

0.466

0.009

2.639

0.310

2.150

NEM

HS

0.287

0.461

0.534

0.623

−0.620

1.190