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. 2019 Apr 30;10:923. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00923

Table 1.

Pre-drive check on randomization and post-drive check on passenger social norms.

Excluded + passive passenger
Excluded + risk-accepting passenger
Included (fair play + risk-accepting passenger
N Mean SD N Mean SD Effect size § N Mean SD p Effect size §§
Measure (items; range) Pre-drive randomization check

Study 1: males (N = 112) Self-esteemns (1; 1–5) 40 4.03 0.83 36 4.28 0.61 0.34 36 3.94 0.53 0.10 0.60
Susceptibility to peer pressurens (10; 1–4) 40 1.69 0.52 36 1.85 0.41 0.34 36 1.81 0.53 0.33 0.63
Post-drive check on norms manipulation/perceptions of confederate passenger
Identification with passenger∗∗∗ (6; 1–3) 39 1.99 0.40 36 2.39aaa 0.47 0.92 36 2.30a 0.50 <0.001 0.19
Passenger approval of risky driving∗∗ (5; 1–5) 39 2.83 0.68 36 4.13aaa 0.73 1.84 36 4.25aaa 0.70 <0.001 0.17

Pre-drive randomization check

Study 2: females (N = 115) Self-esteemns (1; 1–5) 39 3.63 0.71 39 3.62 0.94 0.01 37 3.38 0.98 0.39 0.25
Susceptibility to peer pressurens (10; 1–4) 39 1.59 0.45 39 1.73 0.46 0.31 37 1.77 0.47 0.23 0.09
Post-drive check on norms manipulation/perceptions of confederate passenger
Identification with passenger∗∗∗ (6; 1–3) 39 2.04 0.26 39 2.27 0.47 0.61 37 2.46 0.34 <0.001 0.46
Passenger approval of risky driving∗∗ (5; 1–5) 39 2.47 0.50 39 4.12 0.84 2.39 37 4.47 0.50 <0.001 0.51

Prior to eventual group assignment; Administered after randomization and experimental drives. One-way ANOVA; post hoc comparisons with Tukey–Kramer adjustment; nsp > 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01, ∗∗∗p < 0.001 for overall model. ap < 0.05, aaap < 0.001 when compared to excluded + passive passenger group. § Standardize mean differences for Excluded + passive passenger vs. Excluded plus risk-accepting passenger; §§ Standardized mean differences for Excluded plus risk-accepting vs. Included vs. risk-accepting passenger.