Skip to main content

Table 2 Mediation analysis in Experiment 2

From: Our tools redefine what it means to be us: perceived robotic agency decreases the importance of agency in humanity

Paths

B

SE

t

95% CI

Agency condition → DT (a)

1.01

0.13

7.84***

[0.76, 1.27]

DT → IOAIH (b)

− 0.08

0.04

− 2.10*

[− 0.16, − 0.01]

Agency condition → IOAIH (c’)

− 0.34

0.10

− 3.32**

[− 0.53, − 0.14]

Agency condition → IOAIH (c)

− 0.42

0.09

− 4.46***

[− 0.60, − 0.23]

  1. SE Standard Error, CI Confidence Interval, DT Distinctiveness Threat, IOAIH Importance of Agency in Humanity
  2. *p <.05. **p <.01. ***p <.001
Back to article page

BMC Psychology

ISSN: 2050-7283

Contact us