Table 7 Medians (Mdn) and Interquartile Range (IQR) for Distant and Close Relationships for each condition (game mode), between-groups comparison (Mann-Whithney U Test), and between conditions (Friedman’s) for the three personalities, according to each component of the GEQ Core Module and Social Presence Module

Core Module

Competence

2.50 (1.40)

2.20 (1.80)

163, 0.495

2.50 (1.05)

2.80 (1.40)

141.5, 0.195

2.20 (1.25)

2.40 (1.10)

171.5, 0.659

1.684, 0.431

0.989, 0.616

Sensory and Imaginative Immersion

2.25 (0.95)

2.33 (1.42)

171, 0.649

2.33 (0.84)

2.50 (1.26)

155, 0.363

2.42 (1.33)

2.33 (0.83)

178.5, 0.809

1.615, 0.446

0.129, 0.938

Flow

2.60 (1.05)

3.20 (1.10)

122.5, 0.066

2.80 (1.40)

3.00 (1.10)

142.5, 0.206

3.00 (1.20)

2.80 (1.00)

179, 0.820

5.474, 0.065

2.103, 0.349

Tension/Annoyance

0.00 (0.00)

0.00 (0.00)

172, 0.419

0.00 (0.00)

0.00 (0.00)

182, 0.788

0.00 (0.00)

0.00 (0.00)

185, 0.882

2.000, 0.368

1.400, 0.497

Challenge

0.90 (0.75)

0.80 (0.60)

165, 0.529

0.60 (1.25)

0.40 (1.00)

176.5, 0.764

0.60 (0.85)

0.80 (0.90)

164, 0.512

4.554, 0.103

1.276, 0.528

Negative Affect

0.00 (0.00)

0.00 (0.00)

151.5, 0.173

0.00 (0.00)

0.00 (0.00)

153, 0.067

0.00 (0.00)

0.00 (0.00)

163, 0.242

4.261, 0.119

2.000, 0.368

Positive Affect

3.00 (0.85)

3.00 (1.30)

154, 0.344

3.00 (1.00)

3.00 (1.00)

175.5, 0.742

3.00 (1.25)

2.83 (1.00)

159, 0.424

0.685, 0.710

0.367, 0.832

Social Presence Module

Empathy

2.25 (1.37)

2.83 (1.25)

113.5, 0.037

2.67 (1.25)

2.67 (0.59)

142.5, 0.203

2.75 (1.09)

3.00 (0.67)

135.5, 0.143

4.075, 0.130

3.079, 0.214

Negative Feelings

0.50 (1.05)

0.80 (1.20)

165.5, 0.536

0.60 (1.20)

0.40 (1.10)

157.5, 0.394

0.40 (1.20)

1.00 (0.80)

139, 0.165

0.400, 0.819

2.151, 0.341

Behavioral Involvement

0.92 (1.04)

1.33 (0.84)

125, 0.078

1.00 (0.66)

1.33 (1.17)

162.5, 0.484

1.75 (1.42)

1.67 (0.59)

185.5, 0.966

13.835, 0.001

7.429, 0.024