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. 2012 Aug 21;7(8):e42366. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042366

Table 2. Means and Cohen's d-scores for measures in Study 1.

Means Cohen's d-score for Libertarians Compared to Liberals Cohen's d-score for Libertarians Compared to Conservatives
Scale Libertarians Liberals Conservatives Overall Men Women Overall Men Women
Moral Foundations Questionnaire
Harm 2.73 3.68 3.03 −1.15 ** −1.07 ** −0.94 ** −0.34 ** −0.23 ** −0.35 **
Fairness 3.09 3.76 3.02 −0.96 ** −0.95 ** −0.87 ** 0.08 ** 0.13 ** 0.06
Ingroup 2.25 2.14 3.12 0.13 ** 0.10 ** 0.16 ** −1.05 ** −1.07 ** −1.03 **
Authority 2.16 2.12 3.32 0.06 ** 0.04 * 0.11 ** −1.42 ** −1.44 ** −1.35 **
Purity 1.35 1.37 3.00 −0.02 0.02 0.06 −1.57 ** −1.51 ** −1.61 **
Schwartz Values Scale
Achievement 4.35 4.25 4.37 0.10 * 0.14 ** 0.00 −0.02 −0.01 −0.08
Benevolence 4.01 4.65 4.53 −0.62 ** −0.51 ** −0.63 ** −0.50 ** −0.44 ** −0.54 **
Conformity 2.86 2.96 4.18 −0.08 −0.03 −0.11 −1.04 ** −1.01 ** −1.09 **
Hedonism 3.97 3.81 3.14 0.11 ** 0.06 0.12 0.55 ** 0.60 ** 0.43 **
Power 1.85 1.78 2.29 0.06 0.04 0.02 −0.34 ** −0.34 ** −0.37 **
Security 3.52 3.60 4.30 −0.08 −0.01 −0.08 −0.79 ** −0.75 ** −0.83 **
Self-Direction 5.36 5.13 4.79 0.27 ** 0.29 ** 0.24 ** 0.61 ** 0.61 ** 0.61 **
Stimulation 3.39 3.42 2.83 −0.02 −0.06 0.00 0.34 ** 0.33 ** 0.37 **
Tradition 1.73 1.93 3.23 −0.16 ** −0.13 ** −0.21 ** −1.15 ** −1.12 ** −1.23 **
Universalism 3.65 4.84 3.51 −1.06 ** −1.03 ** −0.88 ** 0.12 ** 0.13 * 0.26 *
Ethics Position Questionnaire
Idealism 2.78 3.29 2.96 −0.64 ** −0.53 ** −0.62 ** −0.21 ** −0.07 −0.38 **
Relativism 3.06 3.27 2.49 −0.25 ** −0.27 ** −0.09 0.58 ** 0.61 ** 0.63 **
Adapted Good Self Scale
Moral Traits 2.84 3.24 3.28 −0.73 ** −0.71 ** −0.60 −0.76 ** −0.61 * −1.07 **
Pragmatic Traits 3.04 3.03 3.07 0.02 0.00 0.20 −0.06 0.00 −0.10
Liberty Foundation
Lifestyle Liberty 4.47 3.89 3.51 0.81 ** 0.80 ** 0.72 ** 1.19 ** 1.16 ** 1.16 **
Economic Liberty 4.27 2.32 3.88 2.56 ** 2.65 ** 2.40 ** 0.52 ** 0.45 ** 0.57 **

Note:

*

p<.01,

**

p<.001 (two tailed).