Table 4 Attribution Questionnaire factors scores according to the vignette role

Responsibility

2.08 (0.64)

2.10 (0.58)

2.12 (0.62)

2.19 (0.62)

0.305

Pity

3.31 (0.7) ^w,s

2.77 (0.74)

2.74 (0.76)^a

2.86 (0.79)^a

<  0.001

Anger

1.54 (0.63)^v,s

1.77 (0.76)^a

1.67(0.66)

1.83 (0.79) ^a

<  0.001

Dangerousness

2.47(0.56) ^w

2.35 (0.63) ^s

2.26 (0.58) ^a,s

2.56 (0.64) ^a,w

<  0.001

Help

3.99 (0.84) ^v,w,s

3.58 (0.86)^a

3.64 (0.93)^a

3.68 (0.86)^a

<  0.001

Coercion

3.09 (0.92)^v,w

2.76 (0.89)^a

2.44 (0.97)^a,s

2.91 (1.00) ^w

< 0.001

Segregation

2.34 (0.70)^w,s

2.31 (0.81)^w,s

1.95 (0.75)^a,v,s

2.55 (0.85)^a,v

<  0.001

Avoidance

3.20 (0.74)^w,s

3.15 (0.79)^w,s

2.95 (0.75)^a,v,s

3.44 (0.74)^a,v,w

<  0.001

Credibility

3.16 (0.68)^v,s

2.84 (0.59)^a,w

3.26 (0.58)^s,v

2.72 (0.49)^a,w

< 0.001