Table 1
Descriptive statistics of the two experiments and between-condition differences (Study 1, N = 161; Study 2, N = 240).
| CONTROL M(SD) | INTERVENTION M(SD) | t-VALUE (df) | p-VALUE | EFFECT SIZE (d) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study 1 | ||||||
| Demographics | Age | 19.59(8.96) | 18.44(1.10) | 1.12(159) | .26 | .18 |
| %male | 25.6 | 16.5 | 1.42(159) | .16 | .22 | |
| Ideology | 3.14 (1.09) | 2.99(1.12) | .85 (158) | .40 | .14 | |
| Outcome | Compliance | 69.01(16.29) | 75.39(14.38) | 2.60(155) | .01 | .42** |
| Study 2 | ||||||
| Demographics | Age | 45.01(17.14) | 45.60(17.82) | .25 (221) | .81 | .03 |
| %male | 50.00 | 37.40 | 1.95(237) | .053 | .25 | |
| Ideology | 4.04(1.77) | 4.02(1.62) | .05(221) | .96 | .01 | |
| Outcome | Compliance | 78.49(19.93) | 85.67(14.62) | 2.78(205) | .006 | .40** |
[i] Note. **p < .01.
Table 2
Summary of correlation analyses between all measured variables (study 1, N = 161; study 2, N = 240).
| STUDY 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Age | – | |||
| 2. | Gender | .19* | – | ||
| 3. | Pol. Ideology | –.09 | .05 | – | |
| 4. | Compliance | –.16* | –.09 | –.05 | – |
| STUDY 2 | |||||
| 1. | Age | – | |||
| 2. | Gender | .15 | – | ||
| 3. | Pol. Ideology | –.01 | –.10 | – | |
| 4. | Compliance | .03 | .05 | .13 | – |
[i] Note. Numbers represent Pearson correlation coefficients. *p < .05.
Figure 1
Compliance intentions across study 1’s conditions.
Figure 2
Compliance Intentions across study 2’s conditions.