Table 2.
Means and 95% Confidence Intervals for Descriptives of the Close Other and Acquaintance Participants Chose
| Self |
Close other |
Acquaintance |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | Test statistic (df) | d | |
| Study 1 | ||||||||
| Age | 39.01 | [37.27, 40.75] | 38.73 | [36.75, 40.71] | 38.34 | [36.45, 40.22] | 0.63 (1.7, 270.25) | 0.13 |
| Years of knowing | 10.41 | [9.99, 10.83] | 6.06 | [5.51, 6.62] | 12.74 (159)*** | 1.01 | ||
| Likeness | 6.53 | [6.41, 6.65] | 4.49 | [4.28, 4.71] | 18.41 (159)*** | 1.46 | ||
| Closeness | 6.41 | [6.26, 6.55] | 2.98 | [2.73, 3.22] | 25.00 (159)*** | 1.98 | ||
| Study 2 | ||||||||
| Age | 39.17 | [37.18, 41.15] | 40.42 | [38.33, 42.51] | 39.16 | [37.17, 41.15] | 3.82 (1.58, 27.84)* | 0.21 |
| Years of knowing | 9.72 | [9.21, 10.23] | 6.09 | [5.48, 6.71] | 9.62 (160)*** | 0.76 | ||
| Likeness | 6.70 | [6.59, 6.80] | 4.78 | [4.59, 4.97] | 17.31 (160)*** | 1.36 | ||
| Closeness | 6.48 | [6.35, 6.62] | 3.15 | [2.95, 3.35] | 26.70 (160)*** | 2.11 | ||
Note. Test statistic for age is F. Data did not meet the assumption of sphericity, so degrees of freedom are reported from the Huynh-Feldt correction. Test statistic for the other items is t.
*
p < .05.
***
p < .001