Table 3.

Descriptive results for four conditions in Study 1 and Study 2.

		High-intimacy & low-narrativity	Low-intimacy & low-narrativity	High-intimacy & high-narrativity	Low-intimacy & high-narrativity	Total
Study 1
Perceived intimacy	Mean	3.70	4.10	5.98	6.06	4.95
	SD	1.44	1.31	1.04	0.90	1.60
Perceived coherence	Mean	5.72	4.39	5.66	4.59	5.11
	SD	0.95	1.01	0.88	1.14	1.16
Perceived appropriateness	Mean	4.20	4.69	4.57	4.96	4.60
	SD	1.15	1.33	1.02	1.21	1.20
Perceived entertainment value	Mean	3.24	2.58	3.97	3.88	3.42
	SD	1.88	1.50	1.56	1.49	1.70
Closeness	Mean	4.14	2.50	3.88	3.79	3.62
	SD	1.87	1.38	1.79	1.79	1.82
Propinquity	Mean	3.81	3.03	3.62	3.91	3.60
	SD	1.60	1.51	1.60	1.41	1.56
Attraction	Mean	4.00	4.55	4.05	5.03	4.40
	SD	1.40	1.30	1.43	1.24	1.40
n		37 (37)	33 (30)	35 (34)	34 (34)	139 (135)
Study 2
Perceived intimacy	Mean	3.72	3.87	5.83	6.13	4.93
	SD	1.44	1.48	1.21	0.99	1.69
Perceived coherence	Mean	5.08	4.15	5.47	4.59	4.83
	SD	1.36	1.22	1.13	1.26	1.34
Perceived appropriateness	Mean	4.27	4.83	4.59	5.07	4.70
	SD	1.12	1.16	1.19	1.14	1.19
Perceived entertainment value	Mean	3.08	2.64	3.85	3.62	3.32
	SD	1.12	1.55	1.82	1.68	1.73
Closeness	Mean	3.10	3.25	3.47	3.71	3.39
	SD	1.67	1.71	1.95	1.75	1.78
Propinquity	Mean	3.38	3.34	3.63	3.71	3.52
	SD	1.46	1.42	1.48	1.43	1.45
Attraction	Mean	4.14	4.37	4.43	4.78	4.44
	SD	1.35	1.28	1.42	1.14	1.32
n		106 (98)	102 (92)	110 (99)	115 (109)	433 (398)

Note: The sample size (n) in brackets stands for the sample size for closeness (as some participants selected “no impression”).