Table 4.

Moderated associations between different defense mechanisms and BIS or BAS after threat.

Dependent variable	Defense mechanism	Moderator	Slope at − 1SD	Slope at M	Slope at + 1SD	p
BISafter defense	Sum defenses	BISafter threat	0.12	− 0.14	− 0.40**	0.013
	Proximal defenses	BISafter threat	0.20	− 0.06	− 0.31*	0.032
	Arousal	BISafter threat	0.46	− 0.01	− 0.49**	0.002
	Freeze/fright/faint	BISafter threat	0.20	− 0.06	− 0.31*	0.032
BASafter defense	Give in	BASafter threat	0.69***	0.28	− 0.12	0.019

Unstandardized regression weights for significant interactions are presented. BIS_{after threat} or BAS_{after threat} are z-standardized. The p-value indicates an overall significant interaction effect.

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.