Table 9.

Parameter Estimates and 95% Confidence Intervals for Polarization Index and the Personal Attitude on the DVs in Study 3.

Predictor	Conversational harmony	Avoidance	Negative emotions target statement	Relationship threat	Incrementality beliefs
Intercept	3.75*** [2.41, 5.08]	3.95*** [2.57, 5.34]	4.07*** [2.40, 5.73]	3.94*** [2.15, 5.75]	3.40*** [1.98, 4.82]
[R = 1]	0.14* [0.01, 0.28]	0.15* [0.02, 0.27]	−0.22** [−0.38, −0.07]	−0.08 [−0.21, 0.05]	0.23*** [0.11, 0.36]
[R = 2]	−0.07 [−0.21, 0.07]	0.04 [−0.08 0.16]	−0.07 [−0.23, 0.08]	−0.01 [−0.14, 0.13]	0.06 [−0.07, 0.19]
[R = 3]
[C = polarized]	−0.11 [−0.28, 0.07]	0.04 [−0.12, 0.20]	−0.10 [−0.30, 0.10]	−0.11 [−0.28, 0.06]	−0.08 [−0.24, 0.09]
[C = dispersed]	−0.10 [−0.27, 0.08]	0.06 [−0.10, 0.22]	−0.11 [−0.31, 0.09]	−0.06 [−0.24, 0.11]	−0.02 [−0.19, 0.14]
[C = disagree]	−0.04 [−0.26, 0.17]	0.17† [−0.03, 0.37]	−0.10 [−0.35, 0.15]	−0.05 [−0.27, 0.17]	0.01 [−0.20, 0.22]
[C = agree]
[G =male]	0.42 [−0.88, 1.73]	−0.75 [−2.11, 0.62]	−0.24 [−1.87, 1.39]	−0.53 [−2.30, 1.24]	0.56 [−0.84, 1.96]
[G =female]	0.26 [−1.05, 1.56]	−0.80 [−2.16, 0.57]	−0.39 [−2.01, 1.25]	−0.65 [−2.42, 1.11]	0.54 [−0.85, 1.94]
[G = other]
Age	−0.01* [−0.01, −0.00]	0.01** [0.00, 0.01]	−0.01* [−0.01, −0.00]	−0.01* [−0.01, −0.00]	−0.01* [−0.01, 0.00]
Z_Attitude	−0.03 [−0.04, 0.09]	0.05 [−0.01, 0.11]	−0.44*** [−0.52, −0.36]	−0.02 [−0.09, 0.04]	−0.06† [−0.12, 0.01]
Polarization Index	−0.11 [−0.43, 0.20]	−0.34* [−0.64, −0.04]	−0.57** [−0.95, −0.21]	0.04 [−0.29, 0.39]	0.36* [0.02, 0.67]

^†p < .10. *p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.