Table 2.
Repeated Measures ANOVAs, Means ± SDs and effect sizes (Cohen's d).
Measure | Tension | Depression | Anger | Fatigue | Confusion | Vigor | Calmness | Happiness | Suicidal ideation | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loved ones' photographs | Pre-test M±SD | 10.83 ± 3.13 | 11.78 ± 1.81 | 8.84 ± 4.08 | 9.73 ± 3.60 | 9.00 ± 4.91 | 5.11 ± 2.33 | 3.06 ± 2.35 | 5.08 ± 4.10 | 10.35 ± 7.94 |
Post-test M±SD | 8.41 ± 3.29 | 8.32 ± 2.11 | 8.62 ± 4.06 | 6.16 ± 3.69 | 9.17 ± 4.83 | 8.73 ± 2.70 | 6.43 ± 2.84 | 9.98 ± 3.15 | 9.55 ± 7.84 | |
Effect size, d | 0.75 | 1.76 | 0.05 | 0.97 | 0.03 | 1.43 | 1.29 | 1.34 | 0.10 | |
Strangers' photographs | Pre-test M±SD | 11.06 ± 3.81 | 11.50 ± 2.58 | 8.10 ± 4.51 | 9.30 ± 4.80 | 9.41 ± 4.57 | 5.74 ± 2.85 | 3.23 ± 2.31 | 6.61 ± 2.93 | 10.85 ± 8.96 |
Post-test M±SD | 11.25 ± 3.64 | 11.48 ± 2.47 | 8.08 ± 4.49 | 8.33 ± 4.43 | 9.39 ± 4.56 | 5.80 ± 2.80 | 3.33 ± 2.35 | 6.76 ± 3.10 | 9.84 ± 8.48 | |
Effect size, d | 0.05 | 0.008 | 0.004 | 0.21 | 0.004 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.11 | |
Landscape photographs | Pre-test M±SD | 10.43 ± 3.22 | 10.98 ± 2.50 | 9.26 ± 3.34 | 9.96 ± 4.15 | 9.03 ± 4.53 | 4.93 ± 3.43 | 3.48 ± 3.06 | 7.03 ± 2.94 | 10.64 ± 8.91 |
Post-test M±SD | 8.44 ± 2.93 | 10.73 ± 2.79 | 9.24 ± 3.46 | 7.62 ± 4.09 | 8.94 ± 4.62 | 7.20 ± 4.61 | 6.12 ± 3.49 | 7.97 ± 2.88 | 11.14 ± 14.40 | |
Effect size, d | 0.64 | 0.09 | 0.006 | 0.56 | 0.02 | 0.55 | 0.80 | 0.32 | 0.04 | |
Optical illusions | Pre-test M±SD | 11.06 ± 3.31 | 10.96 ± 2.69 | 8.48 ± 4.49 | 9.11 ± 5.17 | 8.52 ± 5.19 | 5.75 ± 3.36 | 2.91 ± 2.73 | 6.74 ± 3.27 | 12.19 ± 14.02 |
Post-test M±SD | 11.17 ± 3.30 | 11.03 ± 2.75 | 8.60 ± 4.06 | 8.50 ± 5.81 | 8.53 ± 5.20 | 5.58 ± 3.15 | 2.82 ± 2.64 | 6.87 ± 3.13 | 11.39 ± 13.12 | |
Effect size, d | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.002 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
Abbreviations: M, mean; SD, standard deviation.
NOTE: Tension, depression, anger, fatigue, confusion, vigor, calmness, and happiness were measured with the Brunel Mood Scale (BRUMS), and Suicidal ideation was evaluated using the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSSI).