Table 2 Linear mixed-effects model results and effect sizes for CDS prevalence among moderate users

From: Cognitive distortions are associated with increasing political polarization

Variable

β

SE

p

Effect size

95% CI

Intercept

0.167***

0.003

<0.0001

–

[0.162, 0.173]

year[T.2020]

0.076***

0.001

<0.0001

d = 0.65

[0.073, 0.079]

group[T.right]

0.015***

0.002

<0.0001

d = 0.13

[0.011, 0.020]

ΔP

0.062***

0.009

<0.0001

β* = 0.06

[0.045, 0.080]

Group variance

0.006

0.002

–

–

–

Moderate users: n = 14,636, k = 7318 groups, df ≈ 7314

  1. Effect size is Cohen’s d for binary contrasts and standardized β* for continuous predictors. df indicates approximate degrees of freedom, estimated as number of groups minus number of fixed effects.
  2. β unstandardized coefficient, SE standard error.
  3. ***p < 0.001, *p < 0.05.
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