Table 7. Bootstrapping test of mediation effects of moral outrage and dehumanization on the relationship between crime harmfulness and severity of punishment using Preacher and Hayes (2008) syntax in Study 3.
| Jail sentence in years | Sentence harshness | Suitability for rehabilitation | |
| t | t | t | |
| All Models | |||
| Harmfulness → Punishment (c) | 13.76*** | 13.39*** | −11.27*** |
| Harmfulness → Moral outrage | 4.56*** | 4.56*** | 4.56*** |
| Harmfulness → Dehumanization | 4.98*** | 4.98*** | 4.98*** |
| Model 1– Moral outrage | |||
| Moral outrage → Punishment | 1.24 | 2.86** | −2.02 |
| Harmfulness → Punishment (c′) | 13.76*** | 11.87*** | −9.98*** |
| Bootstrap Results | −.01,.10 | .03,.15 | −.21, −.01 |
| Model 2– Dehumanization | |||
| Dehumanization → Punishment | .50 | 5.47*** | −2.98** |
| Harmfulness → Punishment (c′) | 13.78*** | 11.51*** | −9.61*** |
| Bootstrap Results | -.03,.07 | .07,.23 | −.26, −.03 |
| Model 3– Moral outrage & Dehumanization | |||
| Moral outrage → Punishment | 1.13 | 1.42 | −1.19 |
| Dehumanization → Punishment | .13 | 4.78*** | −2.47* |
| Harmfulness → Punishment (c′) | 13.16*** | 10.91*** | −9.08*** |
| Bootstrap Results (Moral Outrage) | −.02,.06 | −.01,.24 | −.17,.04 |
| Bootstrap Results (Dehumanization) | −.05,.06 | .05,.24 | −.24, −.01 |
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