| Expectation | Group A | Group B | t-value | d13 | CI (95%) of d | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparison 1 (5 vs. 7) (p = 0.12) |
Threatened, securely attached participants should experience lower levels of loneliness if they wrote about comfort food as compared to if they wrote about new food. | 5 (M = 2.14, SD = 0.77) |
7 (M = 1.81, SD = 0.72) |
t(358) = −1.58 | −0.38 | [−0.86 to 0.10] Original study [−1.50 to 0.05] |
| Comparison 2 (7 vs. 8) (p = 0.001) |
After writing about comfort food, threatened, securely attached participants should experience lower levels of loneliness as compared to insecurely attached. | 7 (M = 1.81, SD = 0.7214) |
8 (M = 2.83, SD = 0.9115) |
t(358) = −6.47 | −1.20 | [−1.59 to −0.80] Original study [−2.40 to −0.77] |
| Comparison 3 (3 vs. 7) (p = 0.16) |
After writing about comfort food, securely attached participants who underwent a belongingness threat should not differ in loneliness level from their counterparts in the no threat condition (null hypothesis). | 3 (M = 1.57, SD = 0.58) |
7 (M = 1.81, SD = 0.72) |
t(358) = −1.40 | −0.28 | [−0.68 to 0.12] Original study [−0.44 to 1.08] |
| Comparison 4 *new* (1 vs. 5) (p = 0.12) |
Those asked to write about a belongingness threat should report greater loneliness levels, as compared to those who wrote about things in their apartment. | 1 (M = 1.70, SD = 0.67) |
5 (M = 2.14, SD = 0.77) |
t(358) = 1.58 | 0.52 | [−0.13 to 1.17] Original study [−0.16 to 1.63] |