Table 1.
Effects of experiencing an extreme weather event presented in means and standard deviations for both pre- and post-measures, and p-values, effect sizes and confidence intervals for change between pre- and post-measures.
| Measure | MT1 | SDT1 | MT2 | SDT1 | p-value | Mdiff | 95% CI Mdiff | dRM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emotions | 4.28 | 1.26 | 4.50 | 1.48 | 0.003 | 0.22 | 0.07, 0.36 | 0.30 |
| Cause of Irma | 3.41 | 1.25 | 3.61 | 1.29 | 0.018 | 0.20 | 0.04, 0.37 | 0.23 |
| Willingness to sacrifice | 3.10 | 1.13 | 3.20 | 1.15 | 0.049 | 0.11 | 0.01, 0.21 | 0.17 |
| WILLINGNESS TO… | ||||||||
| Pay higher prices | 3.20 | 1.15 | 3.34 | 1.20 | 0.066 | 0.13 | −0.01, 0.27 | 0.18 |
| Pay higher taxes | 3.02 | 1.26 | 3.21 | 1.32 | 0.016 | 0.18 | 0.03, 0.33 | 0.24 |
| Cuts standards of living | 3.07 | 1.24 | 3.07 | 1.16 | 0.909 | 0.01 | −0.13, 0.15 | 0.00 |
| Awareness of consequences | 4.08 | 0.77 | 4.17 | 0.80 | 0.089 | 0.09 | −0.01, 0.19 | 0.17 |
| Personal normative belief | 3.87 | 0.82 | 3.93 | 0.91 | 0.223 | 0.06 | −0.04, 0.16 | 0.13 |
| Progress vs. the environment | 3.84 | 1.00 | 3.71 | 1.03 | 0.050 | −0.13 | −0.26, 0.01 | −0.21 |
MT1, Mean for time 1; MT2, Mean for time 2; SDT1, Standard deviation for time 1; SDT2, Standard deviation for time 2; Mdiff, Mean difference; 95% CI, 95% Confidence interval; dRM, Cohen's d for repeated-measures.