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. 2023 Jul 25;13:11986. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-38597-6

Table 3.

Moderated regression analyses to BIS or BAS after defenses.

Model BISafter Defense BASafter Defense
Effect b SE b p Effect b SE b p
1 Sum defenses  − 0.14 0.10 0.160 Sum defenses 0.13 0.08 0.123
BISafter Threat 2.46*** 0.16  < 0.001 BASafter Threat 1.90*** 0.14  < 0.001
Interaction  − 0.26* 0.10 0.013 Interaction  − 0.10 0.09 0.229
2 Proximal defenses  − 0.06 0.12 0.634 Proximal defenses  − 0.06 0.10 0.559
BISafter Threat 2.19*** 0.08  < 0.001 BASafter Threat 1.74*** 0.07  < 0.001
Interaction  − 0.25* 0.12 0.032 Interaction 0.02 0.10 0.807
3 Arousal  − 0.01 0.15 0.934 Arousal  − 0.02 0.12 0.854
BISafter Threat 2.19*** 0.07  < 0.001 BASafter Threat 1.74*** 0.07  < 0.001
Interaction  − 0.47** 0.15 0.002 Interaction 0.03 0.12 0.841
4 Avoidance  − 0.14 0.19 0.464 Avoidance  − 0.14 0.16 0.401
BISafter Threat 2.09*** 0.08  < 0.001 BASafter Threat 1.74*** 0.06  < 0.001
Interaction 0.02 0.19 0.901 Interaction 0.03 0.17 0.870
5 Vigilance  − 0.24 1.19 0.842 Vigilance  − 0.05 0.69 0.945
BISafter Threat 2.09*** 0.07  < 0.001 BASafter Threat 1.75*** 0.06  < 0.001
Interaction 1.86 2.46 0.450 Interaction 0.67 1.21 0.579
6 Distal defenses  − 0.06 0.10 0.559 Distal defenses 0.21* 0.09 0.018
BISafter Threat 2.12*** 0.13  < 0.001 BASafter Threat 1.90*** 0.11  < 0.001
Interaction  − 0.03 0.11 0.748 Interaction  − 0.14 0.08 0.086
7 Personal defenses  − 0.09 0.10 0.347 Personal defenses 0.25** 0.08 0.003
BISafter Threat 2.12*** 0.12  < 0.001 BASafter Threat 1.86*** 0.10  < .001
Interaction  − 0.03 0.10 0.753 Interaction 0.14 0.08 0.088
8 Social defenses 0.11 0.18 0.518 Social defenses  − 0.15 0.15 0.318
BISafter Threat 2.09*** 0.08  < 0.001 BASafter Threat 1.76*** 0.06  < 0.001
Interaction 0.03 0.20 0.869 Interaction  − 0.07 0.14 0.641
9 Freeze/fright/faint  − 0.06 0.12 0.634 Freeze/fright/faint  − 0.06 0.10 0.559
BISafter Threat 2.19*** 0.08  < 0.001 BASafter Threat 1.74*** 0.07  < 0.001
Interaction  − 0.25* 0.12 0.032 Interaction 0.02 0.10 0.807
10 Fight  − 0.09 0.10 0.396 Fight 0.14 0.09 0.111
BISafter Threat 2.13*** 0.11  < 0.001 BASafter Threat 1.76*** 0.10  < 0.001
Interaction  − 0.07 0.11 0.525 Interaction  − 0.04 0.09 0.630
11 Flight  − 0.06 0.20 0.779 Flight  − 0.18 0.18 0.319
BISafter Threat 2.07*** 0.08  < 0.001 BASafter Threat 1.73*** 0.07  < 0.001
Interaction 0.18 0.20 0.368 Interaction 0.07 0.17 0.661
12 Give in 0.12 0.19 0.545 Give in 0.28 0.16 0.079
BISafter Threat 2.10*** 0.07  < 0.001 BASafter Threat 1.82*** 0.06  < 0.001
Interaction  − 0.14 0.22 0.531 Interaction  − 0.41* 0.17 0.015

Unstandardized regression weights for significant interactions are presented. BISafter threat or BASafter threat are z-standardized. The p-value indicates an overall significant interaction effect.

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.

Significant vales are in bold.