Table 3.
Descriptive statistics and sample differences for reported interview tactic usage.
| Sweden | Norway | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy | M | SD | Mdn | Range | M | SD | Mdn | Range | d[95% CI] |
| Treat friendly | 4.83 | 0.37 | 5 | 4, 5 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5 | 5, 5 | −0.50 [−0.82, −0.17] |
| Raise voice | 1.95 | 0.63 | 2 | 1, 3 | 1.55 | 0.54 | 2 | 1, 3 | 0.64 [0.31, 0.97] |
| Care about feelings | 3.86 | 0.86 | 4 | 2, 5 | 3.90 | 0.63 | 4 | 3, 5 | −0.05 [−0.38, 0.27] |
| Interrupt | 2.16 | 0.54 | 2 | 1, 4 | 2.12 | 0.38 | 2 | 1, 3 | 0.09 [−0.24, 0.41] |
| Common interests | 2.58 | 1.13 | 3 | 1, 5 | 3.35 | 1.14 | 3 | 1, 5 | −0.65 [−0.97, −0.32] |
| Boss | 3.22 | 1.10 | 3 | 1, 5 | 3.28 | 1.07 | 3 | 1, 5 | −0.05 [−0.38, 0.27] |
| Show respect | 4.89 | 0.44 | 5 | 1, 5 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5 | 5, 5 | −0.30 [−0.62, 0.03] |
| Confront with info | 4.10 | 0.81 | 4 | 1, 5 | 4.35 | 0.62 | 4 | 3, 5 | −0.32 [−0.65, 0.00] |
| Emphasize seriousness | 2.98 | 0.86 | 3 | 1, 5 | 2.42 | 0.89 | 2 | 1, 4 | 0.62 [0.29, 0.94] |
| Let suspect talk | 3.68 | 0.70 | 4 | 1, 5 | 3.46 | 0.64 | 3 | 2, 5 | 0.32 [0.00, 0.65] |
| Active listening | 4.88 | 0.33 | 5 | 4, 5 | 4.85 | 0.36 | 5 | 4, 5 | 0.10 [−0.22, 0.43] |
| Show what you think | 1.37 | 0.58 | 1 | 1, 3 | 1.46 | 0.58 | 1 | 1, 3 | −0.15 [−0.48, 0.17] |
| Unanticipated questions | 3.15 | 0.75 | 3 | 1, 5 | 3.06 | 0.72 | 3 | 1, 4 | 0.12 [−0.21, 0.44] |
| Claim suspect has more info | 2.10 | 0.92 | 2 | 1, 5 | 2.77 | 1.62 | 2 | 1, 5 | −0.56 [−0.89, −0.23] |
n = 126 for Sweden and n = 52 for Norway. M = mean, SD = standard deviation, Mdn = median, d[95% CI] = standardized mean difference with 95% confidence interval.