Table 4 Group comparisons
From: What motivates and demotivates emergency response volunteers? A survey-based factor analysis study
Dependent variable | M (SD) |  | t | df | p | Cohen’s d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Has received alert | Has not received alert | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Burden after alerts | − 0.018 (1.076) | 0.030 (1.006) | 1.57 | 5167 | 0.115 | 0.05 |
Feeling unneeded | 0.047 (1.148) | − 0.079 (1.134) | − 3.83 | 5167 | < 0.001** | − 0.11 |
Alarm fatigue | 0.020 (1.110) | − 0.034 (1.125) | − 1.67 | 5167 | 0.096 | − 0.05 |
| Â | Has acted on alert | Has not acted on alert | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Burden after alerts | − 0.069 (1.039) | 0.040 (1.055) | 3.57 | 5167 | < 0.001** | 0.10 |
Competence | 0.169 (0.990) | − 0.097 (1.149) | − 8.42 | 5167 | < 0.001** | − 0.24 |
Feeling unneeded | 0.124 (1.176) | − 0.071 (1.119) | − 5.91 | 5167 | < 0.001** | − 0.17 |
Support | 0.007 (1.200) | − 0.004 (1.159) | − 0.34 | 5167 | 0.736 | − 0.01 |
Negative experience | − 0.389 (1.096) | 0.223 (1.216) | 18.05 | 5167 | < 0.001** | 0.52 |
| Â | Professional background | Not professional background | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Burden after alerts | − 0.123 (1.032) | 0.173 (1.045) | 9.08 | 4112 | < 0.001** | 0.29 |
Competence | 0.413 (0.872) | − 0.495 (1.122) | − 29.22 | 4112 | < 0.001** | − 0.92 |
Alarm fatigue | − 0.070 (1.079) | 0.116 (1.160) | 5.30 | 4112 | < 0.001** | 0.17 |
Support | − 0.174 (1.203) | 0.215 (1.086) | 10.76 | 4112 | < 0.001** | 0.34 |