Table 7.
Mixed model summary statistics and follow-up tests show effects of positive information and negative information each in interaction with attractiveness on attractiveness ratings before and after information exposure
| Attractiveness rating | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficient | b | SE | z | P |
| Phase (before vs. after) | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.26 | .80 |
| Before information exposure | ||||
| High vs. low attractiveness | 6.18 | 0.57 | 10.76 | <.001 |
| Negative vs. neutral information | −0.25 | 0.20 | −1.29 | .20 |
| Positive vs. neutral information | −0.12 | 0.21 | −0.55 | .58 |
| Negative vs. neutral info × high vs. low att | 1.28 | 0.41 | 3.14 | .002 |
| Positive vs. neutral info × high vs. low att | 1.40 | 0.43 | 3.25 | .001 |
| After information exposure | ||||
| High vs. low attractiveness | 5.38 | 0.64 | 8.36 | <.001 |
| Negative vs. neutral information | −2.15 | 0.33 | −6.61 | <.001 |
| Positive vs. neutral information | 0.78 | 0.31 | 2.48 | .013 |
| Negative vs. neutral info × high vs. low att | 0.56 | 0.45 | 1.25 | .21 |
| Positive vs. neutral info × high vs. low att | 0.84 | 0.42 | 2.01 | .04 |
| Formula of converging model | Rating ∼ phase/ information × attractiveness + (1 + phase/ information × attractiveness| subject) + (1 | face) | |||
Note. × stands for interaction. The / in the model formula denotes nesting. P-values < .05 are printed in bold.