TABLE 2.
Fraudster | Control | t | p | Cohen’s d | |
N = 34 | N = 31 | ||||
MEOS | |||||
Enhance | 52.73 (9.63) | 53.32 (9.37) | 0.25 | 0.80 | 0.06 |
Worsen | 29.55 (9.72) | 34.58 (5.93) | 2.54 | 0.01 | 0.62 |
Conceal | 22.11 (4.48) | 22.68 (3.44) | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.14 |
Inauthentic | 25.85 (8.44) | 32.74 (6.66) | 3.63 | < 0.01 | 0.91 |
Poor skills | 26.14 (4.30) | 26.87 (3.78) | 0.72 | 0.47 | 0.18 |
Divert | 24.82 (4.35) | 26.07 (4.61) | 1.12 | 0.27 | 0.28 |
Non_Prosocial | 55.41 (17.55) | 67.32 (11.39) | 3.21 | < 0.01 | 0.81 |
Prosocial | 77.55 (12.75) | 79.39 (12.96) | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.14 |
MEOS total | 162.14 (36.64) | 196.26 (19.30) | 4.75 | < 0.001 | 1.17 |
PPI-SF | |||||
Blame | 12.91 (3.18) | 15.80 (3.19) | 3.65 | < 0.01 | 0.91 |
Social | 17.52 (3.44) | 16.29 (2.26) | 0.96 | 0.34 | 0.42 |
Machiavellian | 15.20 (3.75) | 16.93 (3.37) | 1.95 | 0.06 | 0.49 |
Fearlessness | 15.35 (3.46) | 19.41 (3.80) | 4.51 | < 0.001 | 0.12 |
Impulsive | 14.11 (3.17) | 16.22 (3.01) | 2.74 | < 0.01 | 0.68 |
Stress | 17.64 (3.02) | 17.09 (2.35) | 0.81 | 0.42 | 0.20 |
Carefree | 18.76 (4.94) | 14.51 (2.70) | 4.24 | < 0.001 | 1.07 |
Coldheartedness | 21.85 (7.07) | 16.67 (2.21) | 3.90 | < 0.001 | 0.99 |
Factor 1 | 50.52 (7.06) | 53.35 (3.77) | 2.04 | 0.05 | 0.50 |
Factor 2 | 61.00 (11.84) | 63.48 (7.68) | 0.99 | 0.33 | 0.25 |
PPI-SF total score | 133.32 (18.82) | 133.64 (9.95) | 0.09 | 0.93 | 0.02 |
IRI-C | |||||
EC | 16.56 (3.24) | 16.94 (3.27) | 0.47 | 0.64 | 0.12 |
PT | 17.47 (3.59) | 15.81 (2.94) | 2.03 | 0.05 | 0.51 |
FS | 12.79 (5.57) | 14.29 (3.80) | 1.25 | 0.22 | 0.31 |
PD | 14.97 (4.48) | 15.94 (3.29) | 0.98 | 0.33 | 0.25 |
IRI-C total | 61.85 (12.72) | 62.97 (7.73) | 348.5 | 0.44 | 0.68 |
PT, perspective-taking scale; FS, fantasy scale; EC, empathic concern scale; PD, personal distress scale.