Table 1.
Item examples of the EMCS scale.
Examples of the everyday moral conflict situations with corresponding response alternatives (altruistic vs. egoistic) subdivided into scenarios with socially close and socially distant protagonists.
Fig 1.
Graphical model check plotting the item values estimated for participants with EMCS scores less or equal than the median against the item values estimated for participants with EMCS scores above the median. The results indicated a proper fit for all 40 items.
Table 2.
Results of Martin-Loef LR-tests and classical test theory fit indices (Cronbach’s alpha) for the complete EMCS Scale, its two item sets A and B, and the additional split of the item sets A and B into each 10-items parts with socially close and socially distant protagonists.
Table 3.
Means, standard deviations, and between-group comparisons regarding the percentage of altruistic decisions, altruistic and egoistic response ratings, social closeness ratings, and similarity to reality ratings separately for the 20 items with socially close and socially distant protagonists.
Fig 2.
Boxplot for the percentage of altruistic decisions for females (n = 75) versus males (n = 75).
Table 4.
Sample sizes and between-group comparisons (if applicable) regarding the impact of the actual existence of socially close protagonists in the lives of participants on the percentage of altruistic decisions, social closeness ratings, and similarity to reality ratings.