Table 2.
Variable and condition | Altruists (M) | Controls (M) | p | d |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pain | ||||
Self | 4.48 [4.00, 4.96] | 4.30 [3.81, 4.79] | .603 | 0.15 [–0.40, 0.69] |
Other | 4.08 [3.66, 4.50] | 3.93 [3.62, 4.24] | .564 | 0.16 [–0.38, 0.71] |
Unpleasantness | ||||
Self pain | 3.60 [3.06, 4.14] | 3.85 [3.32, 4.38] | .527 | 0.18 [–0.37, 0.73] |
Self no pain | 1.16 [1.01, 1.31] | 1.27 [1.01, 1.53] | .476 | 0.20 [–0.35, 0.75] |
Other pain | 3.84 [3.34, 4.34] | 3.81 [3.20, 4.42] | .936 | 0.02 [–0.53, 0.57] |
Other no pain | 1.44 [1.03, 1.85] | 1.12 [0.99, 1.25] | .137 | 0.42 [–0.13, 0.98] |
Fear | ||||
Self threat | 3.36 [2.76, 3.96] | 3.65 [3.20, 4.10] | .442 | 0.22 [–0.33, 0.77] |
Self no threat | 1.16 [1.01, 1.31] | 1.15 [1.01, 1.29] | .953 | 0.02 [–0.53, 0.57] |
Other threat | 3.48 [2.94, 4.02] | 3.92 [3.47, 4.37] | .222 | 0.35 [–0.21, 0.90] |
Other no threat | 1.12 [0.99, 1.25] | 1.23 [1.03, 1.43] | .367 | 0.25 [–0.30, 0.80] |
Note: For means and effect sizes, 95% confidence intervals are given in brackets. This pattern of results was the same when we controlled for objective pain level.