Table 1.
Correlations between variables, means, standard deviations in the sample and within groups (non-volunteers and volunteers) and results of test of intergroup differences
| Variable | M | SD | Age | Empathy | Altruistic SVO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-volunteers, N = 224 | |||||
| Age Empathy | 23.55 21.92 |
3.59 7.26 |
– –.04 |
– | |
| Altruistic SVO | 33.12 | 12.27 | –.05 | .18** | – |
| Volunteers, N = 178 | |||||
| Age | 22.84 | 3.71 | – | ||
| Empathy | 23.61 | 6.86 | –.01 | – | |
| Altruistic SVO | 35.59 | 10.56 | –.07 | –.28*** | – |
| Intergroup differences | |||||
| Mann-Whitney U test | 16767.00 | 17324.00 | 17682.50 | ||
| Mean rank non-volunteers | 215.65 | 189.84 | 191.44 | ||
| Mean rank volunteers | 183.70 | 216.17 | 214.16 | ||
| Sum of rank non-volunteers | 48305.00 | 42524.00 | 42882.50 | ||
| Sum of rank volunteers | 32698.00 | 38479.00 | 38120.50 | ||
| p | .006 | .024 | .049 | ||
Note. SVO – social value orientation; **p < .01, ***p < .001.