Table V.
Means and standard deviations for participation choice, comparative and consequential reasoning about that participation choice and number and percent of no credit (N), partial credit (P) and full credit (F) responses for comparative reasoning across the 3 age groups.
| Age Groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 – 15 Years N = 62 |
16 – 17 Years N = 82 |
18 – 19 Years N = 70 |
|
| Participation Choice | |||
| Based on the information you have been given, do you think you would choose to participate or not participate in this study | M = 3.33 SD (.54)a |
M = 3.23 SD (.58)b |
M = 3.35 SD (.64)c |
| I would definitely NOT want to participate | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.40%) |
| I would probably NOT want to participate | 2 (3.3%) | 7 (7.6%) | 3 (4.3%) |
| I would probably want to participate | 36 (60.0%) | 49 (62.0%) | 36 (52.2%) |
| I would definitely want to participate | 22 (36.7%) | 24 (30.4%) | 29 (42.0%) |
| Comparative Reasoningd | |||
| Explain why you think the potential benefits/risks of participating are more important than the potential risks/benefits. Be sure to specify both benefits and risks in your answer | M = 1.25 SD (.86) |
M = 1.23 SD (.88)b |
M = 1.32 SD (.87)c |
| N. 16 (26.7%) | N. 23 (29.1%) | N. 18 (26.1% | |
| P. 13 (21.7%) | P. 15 (19.0%) | P. 11 (15.9%) | |
| F. 31 (51.7%) | F. 41 (51.9%) | F. 40 (58.0%) | |
| Consequential Reasoning | |||
| If I agreed to participate in this study, I would probably…e | M = 2.16 SD (.74) |
M = 2.23 SD (.61) |
M = 2.08 SD (.69) |
| Regret my decision (somewhat - strongly agree) | 3 (4.8%) | 2 (2.4%) | 3 (4.3%) |
| Feel very anxious throughout the study (somewhat - strongly agree) | 25 (40.4%) | 35 (42.6%) | 26 ((37.2%) |
| Feel very satisfied with the experience (somewhat - strongly agree) | 52 (83.9%) | 66 (80.5%) | 59 (84.2%) |
a
N = 60;
b
N = 79;
c
N = 69: Sample size when there is missing data.
d
Skip logic programming was used to word the item to correspond to whether participants had indicated they were likely or unlikely to participate.
e
Mean and standard deviation reflect cumulative score for consequential reasoning with the “feel satisfied” item reverse scored.