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

Table 2.

Cyberball manipulation check and need threat scores after exclusion or inclusion.

						Exclusion				Inclusion (fair play)
			Excluded + passive passenger			Excluded + risk- accepting passenger				Included (fair play) + risk-accepting passenger
	Measures (item; range)	Alpha	N	Mean	SD	N	Mean	SD	Effect size §	N	Mean	SD	p	Effect size §§
Study 1: males (N = 112)	Cyberball manipulation check (1; 1–5)	–	36	2.87	0.80	39	2.72	0.66	0.20	36	3.50^aa,bb	0.81	<0.001	1.06
	Belongingness(5; 1–7)	0.81	36	3.30	0.95	40	3.20	1.03	0.10	35	4.79^aaa,bbb	1.11	<0.001	1.48
	Self-esteem (5; 1–7)	0.76	36	4.58	0.95	40	5.13	0.99	0.57	35	5.61^aaa	1.17	<0.001	0.44
	Control (5; 1–7)	0.82	36	3.41	0.90	40	2.90	1.21	0.48	35	4.61^aaa,bbb	1.06	<0.001	1.50
	Meaningful existence (5; 1–7)	0.86	36	4.05	1.16	40	3.85	1.26	0.17	35	4.83^a,bb	1.30	<0.01	0.75
Study 2: females (N = 115)	Cyberball manipulation check (1; 1–5)	–	39	2.56	0.79	39	2.69	0.83	0.16	36	3.54^{aaa, bbb}	0.84	<0.001	1.02
	Belongingness(5; 1–7)	0.87	39	2.81	1.06	38	2.81	1.18	0.00	37	4.38^{aaa, bbb}	1.19	<0.001	1.32
	Self-esteem(5; 1–7)	0.80	39	4.44	1.14	38	4.47	1.36	0.02	37	5.17^{aa, b}	1.14	0.015	0.56
	Control (5; 1–7)	0.85	39	2.64	0.96	38	2.57	1.05	0.07	37	4.38^{aaa, bbb}	1.27	<0.001	1.55
	Meaningful existence (5; 1–7)	0.89	39	3.38	1.26	38	3.60	1.37	0.17	37	4.45^{aaa, bb}	1.22	0.001	0.66

^ap < 0.05, ^aap < 0.01, ^aaap < 0.001 when compared to excluded + passive passenger group; ^bp < 0.05, ^bbp < 0.01, ^bbbp < 0.001 when compared to excluded + risk-accepting passenger group. § Standardized 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.