Table 1. Means and Standard Deviations for Participants' Preference for the Condition They Were Assigned toa, Choice Made in Condition 1, Willingness to Have Been Assigned to the Other Type of Choice Conditiona , b, Emotional Responsec, and Decision Confidencea.
| Children | Adolescents | Total | ||||
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
| Condition 1: Own informed choice (amputate) | ||||||
| Prefer my choice condition | 5.9 | 3.4 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 6.1 | 3.0 |
| Prefer the other type of choice condition | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| Emotional response | 4.2 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 1.7 |
| Decision confidence | 6.4 | 3.6 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 3.2 |
| Condition 1: Own informed choice (not amputate) | ||||||
| Prefer my choice condition | 8.3 | 1.2 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 7.2 | 1.9 |
| Prefer the other type of choice condition | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Emotional response | 4.7 | 1.0 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 1.5 |
| Decision confidence | 8.7 | 0.6 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 7.5 | 1.8 |
| Condition 2: Informed parents' choice (amputate) | ||||||
| Prefer my choice condition | 3.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| Prefer the other type of choice condition | 6.4 | 2.8 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 7.4 | 2 |
| Emotional response | 6.6 | 1.3 | 7.9 | 0.6 | 7.5 | 1.0 |
| Decision confidence | 2.2 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 2.3 |
| Condition 3: Informed parents' choice (not amputate) | ||||||
| Prefer my choice condition | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
| Prefer the other type of choice condition | 5.0 | 3.5 | 7.6 | 1.7 | 6.1 | 3.2 |
| Emotional response | 4.6 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 2.0 |
| Decision confidence | 6.2 | 3.1 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 6.6 | 2.7 |
| Condition 4: Uninformed parents' choice (amputate) | ||||||
| Prefer my choice condition | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| Prefer the other type of choice condition | 6.5 | 3.3 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 7.3 | 2.3 |
| Emotional response | 6.0 | 1.3 | 7.5 | 0.9 | 7.0 | 1.3 |
| Decision confidence | 3.3 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 2.6 |
a
On a scale from 1, not at all, to 9, extremely.
b
For participants who made their own choice (Condition 1), switching to parents' choice (Condition 2, 3 and 4) and vice versa.
c
Average of five negative emotions (nervous, upset, unhappy, concerned, guilty), each reported on a scale from 1, not at all, to 9, extremely.