Table 2 Linear predictors of B’s prosocial shift from test to retest in the agent and non-agent conditions [95% BCa bootstrap confidence intervals based on 1000 samples].

From: Young children display an increase in prosocial donating in response to an upwards shift in generosity by a same-aged peer

 

b

SE B

β

p

Agent

Constant

−1.26 [−1.92, −.57]

0.35

  

Child A’s prosocial shift

0.21* [0.02, 0.41]

0.10

0.16

p = 0.043

Child B’s memory score

−0.06 [−0.12, 0.01]

0.03

−0.14

p = 0.079

Child B’s age

0.02*** [0.01, 0.03]

0.01

0.32

p < 0.001

Non-agent

Constant

−0.28 [−1.04, 0.49]

0.41

  

Ghost A prosocial shift

0.07 [−0.14, 0.26]

0.10

0.06

p = 0.51

Child B’s memory score

0.7 [−0.03, 0.17]

0.05

0.14

p = 0.12

Child B’s age

0.002 [−0.01, 0.01]

0.01

0.03

p = 0.75

  1. Note. Agent R² = 0.17, Model F(3) = 9.80, p < 0.001.
  2. Note. Non-agent R² = 0.03, Model F(3) = 1.24, p = 0.30.
  3. Note. *p < 0.05; ***p < 0.001.
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