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. 2013 Apr 23;8(4):e61842. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061842

Table 4. Partial correlations and multiple regression analyses (controlling for crime type) predicting sentencing variables from dehumanization and moral outrage in Studies 2 and 3.

Jail sentence in years Sentence harshness Suitability for rehabilitation
Study 2
r r r
Moral Outrage .30*** .13 −.38***
β β β
Moral Outrage .30** .09 −.43***
Dehumanization .22* .28** −.18
Study 3
r r r
Moral Outrage .27*** .36*** −.30***
β β β
Moral Outrage .24** .22** −.22**
Dehumanization .22** .44*** −.33***

NOTE: ***p<.001,

**

p<.01,

*

p<.05.

p = .054.