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Table 4 Differences between risk seekers and risk averse in research variables

From: To behave or not (un)ethically? The meditative effect of mindfulness on statistics anxiety and academic dishonesty moderated by risk aversion

Variable

Risk Aversion

N

Mean

SD

T-test

Cohen’s D

CI

Statistics Anxiety

Risk Seekers

193

2.92

.67

2.186*

.77

-.329, -.004

Risk Averse

598

3.05

.80

Mindfulness

Risk Seekers

193

4.10

.84

2.232*

.82

-.347, -.022

Risk Averse

598

4.25

.82

Academic Dishonesty

Risk Seekers

193

2.18

.52

3.948***

.51

.164, .490

Risk Averse

598

2.01

.51

  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001