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Mean scores and internal consistency of Emotional Contagion Scale (ECS) |
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| Total (n = 691) |
Males (n = 312) |
Females (n = 379) |
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| Scales |
No. of items |
M |
SD |
M |
SD |
M |
SD |
Cronbach α |
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| Full ECS |
12 |
3.31 |
0.55 |
3.12 |
0.55 |
3.46** |
0.50 |
0.74 |
| Love |
3 |
3.86 |
0.86 |
3.65 |
0.90 |
4.04** |
0.79 |
0.76 |
| Happiness |
3 |
3.82 |
0.78 |
3.68 |
0.82 |
3.94** |
0.73 |
0.64 |
| Sadness |
3 |
2.87 |
0.83 |
2.47 |
0.74 |
3.19** |
0.77 |
0.61 |
| Anger |
3 |
2.68 |
0.79 |
2.69 |
0.79 |
2.67 |
0.79 |
0.53 |
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Mean scores for the females significantly larger than the mean scores for the males by * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 | ||||||||
Kevrekidis et al. Annals of General Psychiatry 2008 7:14 doi:10.1186/1744-859X-7-14 |
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