Figures & data
Image 1. High-intensity image with a negative emotional content (left), low-intensity images with a negative emotional content (right).
Table 1. Means and standard deviations of all variables among participants in experimental and control conditions in Study 1.
Table 2. Repeated measures ANOVA results in Study 1.
Table 3. Means and standard deviations of variables between conditions in Study 2.
Table 4. Means and standard deviations of variables among participants in the fiction, bystander and everyday life conditions in Study 3.
Table 5. Means and standard deviations of variables among participants in the fiction, bystander and everyday life conditions in Study 4.
Table 6. Means and standard deviations of variables among participants across all studies.
List of images used in Studies 1–4.
List of videos used in Study 2 and 4.
Data availability statement
The data that support the findings of this study are openly available at https://osf.io/xyczb/ (doi 10.17605/OSF.IO/XYCZB)