Table 3.

Experiment 1: ANCOVA results for participants’ compassion scale scores.

	df	F	MSE	Effect size(${\mathrm{\eta }}_{\mathrm{p}}^2$)
Male	1	0.59	0.15	.003
Age 18–24 years	1	0.00	0.00	.000
Bachelor’s degree or higher	1	0.51	0.13	.003
Political party – Liberal National Party	1	0.62	0.16	.003
Attended court as witness/support person	1	0.16	0.04	.001
Served on jury	1	0.36	0.09	.002
Known someone imprisoned	1	0.23	0.06	.001
Worked in CJS	1	0.43	0.11	.002
Version of remarks	1	0.00	2.71	.000

Note: ANCOVA = analysis of covariance; CJS = criminal justice system; compassion-enhanced remarks n = 95; standard remarks n = 94.