Table 1
Means and Standard Deviations of All Measures and Coefficients of Correlations Between the Target Variables and the Hypothesized Correlates.
| Disapproval of | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | M | SD | Child Euthanasia | Legal Conditions |
| Disapproval of | ||||
| Child euthanasia | 2.74 | 1.51 | – | – |
| Legal conditions | 2.55 | 1.62 | – | – |
| Interpersonal morality | 4.63 | 0.55 | –.11 | –.07 |
| Care | 4.38 | 0.71 | –.08 | –.09 |
| Fairness | 4.88 | 0.65 | –.10 | –.03 |
| Collectivistic morality | 3.40 | 0.72 | .19** | .16* |
| Loyalty | 3.29 | 0.77 | .19** | .17* |
| Authority | 3.43 | 0.87 | –.01 | –.06 |
| Purity | 3.47 | 1.03 | .27*** | .26*** |
| Slippery slope thinking | 3.02 | 1.45 | .71*** | .76*** |
| Existential quest | 5.04 | 0.90 | –.25*** | –.22** |
| Openness to experience | 3.56 | 0.59 | .03 | .03 |
| Religiousness | 2.74 | 1.94 | .52*** | .56*** |
| Empathy | 4.14 | 0.55 | .10 | .03 |
| Spontaneous generosity (%) | 23.78 | 26.83 | .29** | .26** |
[i] *p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.
Table 2
Correlations between Hypothesized Predictors of Disapproval of Child euthanasia and Legal Conditions.
| Collect. morality | Slippery slope th. | Exist. quest | Open-ness | Religi-ousness | Empathy | Spont. generos. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interper. morality | .10 | –.11 | .09 | .02 | –.12† | .30*** | .10 |
| Care | –.11 | .04 | .03 | –.09 | .22** | .08 | |
| Fairness | –.07 | .11 | .00 | –.12† | .27*** | .08 | |
| Collect. morality | .19** | –.13† | –.07 | .31*** | –.07 | .25*** | |
| Loyalty | .15* | –.12† | .08 | .31*** | –.01 | .20** | |
| Authority | –.01 | –.08 | –.21** | .11 | –.12† | .08 | |
| Purity | .30*** | –.12† | –.03 | .32*** | –.04 | .32** | |
| Slippery slope think. | –.18** | .05 | .53*** | .01 | .25*** | ||
| Existential quest | .09 | –.14* | .26*** | –.08 | |||
| Openness | .07 | .10 | .06 | ||||
| Religiousness | .02 | .22** | |||||
| Empathy | .08 |
[i] †p < .10. *p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.
Table 3
Hierarchical Regression of Disapproval of Child Euthanasia on the Hypothesized Predictors.
| β | SE | b* | t-test | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Step 1 | |||||
| Religiousness | 0.40 | 0.05 | .51 | 8.46*** | [.30, .49] |
| R2 = .26 | |||||
| Step 2 | |||||
| Religiousness | 0.36 | 0.05 | .47 | 7.27*** | [.27, .46] |
| Collectivistic morality | 0.21 | 0.13 | .11 | 1.67 | [–.04, .45] |
| R2 = .27; Δ2 = .01 | |||||
| Step 3 | |||||
| Religiousness | 0.32 | 0.05 | .41 | 6.37*** | [.22, .41] |
| Collectivistic morality | 0.12 | 0.13 | .06 | 0.96 | [–.13, .37] |
| Openness to experience | –0.01 | 0.15 | –.00 | –0.03 | [–.30, .29] |
| Existential quest | –0.31 | 0.10 | –.19 | –3.08** | [–.51, –.11] |
| Empathy | 0.44 | 0.17 | .16 | 2.58** | [.10, .78] |
| Spontaneous generosity | 0.09 | 0.00 | .17 | 2.83** | [.01, .02] |
| Interpersonal morality | –0.29 | 0.17 | –.11 | –1.72 | [–.62, .04] |
| R2 = .35; Δ2 = .08 | |||||
| Step 4 | |||||
| Religiousness | 0.32 | 0.05 | .40 | 6.24*** | [.22, .41] |
| Collectivistic morality | 0.12 | 0.13 | .06 | 0.95 | [–.13, .37] |
| Openness to experience | –0.03 | 0.15 | –.01 | –0.21 | [–.33, .27] |
| Existential quest | –0.30 | 0.10 | –.18 | –2.93** | [–.50, –.10] |
| Empathy | 0.47 | 0.18 | .17 | 2.71** | [.13, .82] |
| Spontaneous generosity | 0.01 | 0.00 | .17 | 2.81** | [.01, .02] |
| Interpersonal morality | –0.27 | 0.17 | –.10 | –1.59 | [–.61, .07] |
| Gender | –0.21 | 0.25 | –.05 | –0.83 | [–.69, .28] |
| Age | 0.00 | 0.01 | .02 | 0.29 | [–.02, .02] |
| R2 = .35; Δ2 = .00 |
[i] **p < .01. ***p < .001.
Notes. Dfs = 208. Collectivistic morality includes loyalty and purity.