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. 2021 Jan 31;44(2):319–338. doi: 10.1111/1467-9817.12337
df t p
Aspects of the reading experience
Focus of attention t Test 205 1.39 .16
TOST upper bound 205 −2.2 .01
TOST lower bound 205 4.99 <.001
Being absorbed in the text t Test 205 −1.18 .24
TOST upper bound 205 −4.78 <.001
TOST lower bound 205 2.42 <.01
Imaginability t Test 205 −0.2 .84
TOST upper bound 205 −3.8 <.001
TOST lower bound 205 3.4 <.001
Spatial presence t Test 205 −0.31 .76
TOST upper bound 205 −3.91 <.001
TOST lower bound 205 3.29 <.001
End of reception t Test 205 −0.39 .7
TOST upper bound 205 −3.98 <.001
TOST lower bound 205 3.21 <.001
Excitement t Test 205 −1.06 .29
TOST upper bound 205 −4.65 <.001
TOST lower bound 205 2.54 <.01
Emotional involvement t Test 205 −1.71 .09
TOST upper bound 205 −5.31 <.001
TOST lower bound 205 1.89 .03
General reading pleasure t Test 205 −0.24 .81
TOST upper bound 205 −3.84 <.001
TOST lower bound 205 3.35 <.001
Identification t Test 205 0.86 .39
TOST upper bound 205 −2.73 <.01
TOST lower bound 205 4.46 <.001
Parasocial interaction t Test 205 0.38 .71
TOST upper bound 205 −3.22 <.001
TOST lower bound 205 3.97 <.001
Cognitive involvement t Test 205 −0.2 .84
TOST upper bound 205 −3.8 <.001
TOST lower bound 205 3.4 <.001
Thematic interest t Test 205 1.12 .27
TOST upper bound 205 −2.48 <.01
TOST lower bound 205 4.71 <.001
Analysing reception t Test 205 −0.48 .63
TOST upper bound 205 −4.08 <.001
TOST lower bound 205 3.118 <.01
Ease of cognitive access t Test 205 0.38 .7
TOST upper bound 205 −3.21 <.001
TOST lower bound 205 3.98 <.001
Narrative and aesthetic feelings
Sympathy/empathy t Test 205 −0.01 .99
TOST upper bound 205 −3.61 <.001
TOST lower bound 205 3.59 <.001
Identification t Test 205 −0.3 .77
TOST upper bound 205 −3.9 <.001
TOST lower bound 205 3.29 <.001
Absorption t Test 205 −0.62 .53
TOST upper bound 205 −4.22 <.001
TOST lower bound 205 2.97 <.001
Empathic distress t Test 205 −0.02 .98
TOST upper bound 205 −3.62 <.001
TOST lower bound 205 6.57 <.001
Attractiveness t Test 205 0.12 .9
TOST upper bound 205 −3.48 <.001
TOST lower bound 205 3.72 <.001
Foregrounding t Test 205 −1.11 .27
TOST upper bound 205 −4.71 <.001
TOST lower bound 205 2.49 <.01
Reading comprehension (multiple‐choice questions) t Test 205 −1.71 .08
TOST upper bound 205 −5.3 <.001
TOST lower bound 205 1.89 .03

Note. The lower bound is set to d = −0.5 and the upper bound to d = 0.5.