Table 1 Multilevel fullfactorial models testing the effects of the vignette’s disgust and harm level without (Model 1), and with individual difference scores in disgust sensitivity (Model 2), on continuous ratings (1 = totally disagree to 7 = totally agree) and dichotomous (yes/no) decisions of criminalization of behavior.

From: An empirical investigation of emotion and the criminal law: towards a “criminalization bias”?

 

Model 1

Model 2

 

b (SE)

t

df

p

(95% CI)

b (SE)

t

df

p

95% CI

Criminalization–Continuous

         

Disgust

3.63 (0.05)

67.17

3882.47

<0.001

(3.52, 3.72)

3.62 (0.06)

65.69

3603.65

<0.001

(3.51, 3.74)

Harm

2.51 (0.05)

46.25

3880.14

<0.001

(2.42, 2.63)

2.52 (0.06)

45.55

3603.58

<0.001

(2.40, 2.63)

Disgust Sensitivity (DS)

     

0.01 (0.04)

0.30

4756.40

0.77

(0.06, 0.09)

Disgust x Harm

−0.56 (0.08)

−7.26

3884.15

<0.001

(−0.71, −0.40)

−0.54 (0.08)

−6.90

3603.98

<0.001

(−0.70, −0.37)

Disgust X DS

     

0.47 (0.06)

8.53

3602.40

<0.001

(0.36, 0.57)

Harm X DS

     

0.18 (0.06)

3.17

3602.80

0.002

(0.06, 0.28)

Disgust X Harm X DS

     

−0.66 (0.08)

−8.42

3602.82

<0.001

(−0.79, −0.51)

 

b (SE)

z

 

p

(95% CI)

b (SE)

z

 

p

(95% CI)

Criminalization–Dichotomous

         

Disgust

4.92 (0.26)

19.19

 

<0.001

(4.45, 5.48)

5.32 (0.33)

15.93

 

<0.001

(4.75, 6.13)

Harm

3.80 (0.25)

15.09

 

<0.001

(3.33, 4.38)

4.14 (0.33)

12.57

 

<0.001

(3.61, 4.92)

Disgust Sensitivity (DS)

     

0.59 (0.26)

2.29

 

0.02

(0.05, 1.11)

Disgust x Harm

0.17 (0.37)

0.46

 

0.65

(0.53, 0.96)

0.04 (0.45)

0.08

 

0.94

(0.85, 0.97)

Disgust X DS

     

0.06 (0.27)

0.23

 

0.82

(0.64, 0.50)

Harm X DS

     

−0.54 (0.27)

−2.04

 

0.04

(−1.09, −0.02)

Disgust X Harm X DS

     

0.06 (0.41)

0.15

 

0.88

(−0.72, 1.03)

  1. df degrees of freedom, CI confidence interval.
  2. Bold values identify statistical significance p ≤ 0.05.