Table 4: Comparisons of pre- and post- S-AI item scores.
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Median |
Rank |
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Pre (n = 56) |
Post (n = 56) |
t |
p |
ES |
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Positive emotions |
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|
1. I feel calm |
2 |
3 |
1 |
41 |
14 |
< 0.001 |
0.4 |
|
|
2. I feel secure |
3 |
3 |
10 |
15 |
31 |
0.206 |
5.8 |
|
|
5. I feel at ease |
2 |
3 |
5 |
34 |
17 |
< 0.001 |
1.7 |
|
|
8. I feel satisfied |
2 |
3 |
3 |
25 |
28 |
< 0.001 |
1.8 |
|
|
10. I feel comfortable |
2 |
3 |
4 |
30 |
22 |
< 0.001 |
1.8 |
|
|
11. I feel-self confident |
2 |
3 |
4 |
22 |
30 |
0.004 |
2.4 |
|
|
15. I am relaxed |
2 |
3 |
2 |
44 |
10 |
0.004 |
0.4 |
|
|
16. I feel Content |
2 |
3 |
4 |
25 |
27 |
< 0.001 |
2.2 |
|
|
19. I feel steady |
2 |
3 |
7 |
18 |
31 |
0.013 |
4.2 |
|
|
20. I feel pleasant |
2 |
3 |
6 |
29 |
21 |
0.002 |
2.4 |
|
|
Negative emotions |
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|
3. I am tense |
3 |
2 |
32 |
3 |
21 |
< 0.001 |
1.3 |
|
|
4. I feel strained |
3 |
2 |
39 |
2 |
15 |
< 0.001 |
0.7 |
|
|
6. I feel upset |
1 |
1 |
19 |
11 |
26 |
0.076 |
5.3 |
|
|
7. I am presently worrying over possible misfortunes |
3 |
2 |
24 |
3 |
29 |
< 0.001 |
1.8 |
|
|
9. I feel frightened |
1 |
1 |
18 |
3 |
35 |
0.001 |
2.2 |
|
|
12. I feel nervous |
4 |
2 |
35 |
3 |
18 |
< 0.001 |
1.1 |
|
|
13. I am jittery |
2 |
2 |
28 |
5 |
23 |
< 0.001 |
2.3 |
|
|
14. I feel indecisive |
2 |
2 |
20 |
8 |
28 |
0.024 |
4.3 |
|
|
17. I am worried |
3 |
2 |
31 |
3 |
22 |
< 0.001 |
1.4 |
|
|
18. I feel confused |
2 |
1 |
23 |
5 |
28 |
< 0.001 |
2.8 |
|
Note: ES: Effect Size; S-AI: State Anxiety Inventory; SD: Standard Deviation. *The Vargha and Delaney (A) were utilized to determine the clinical significance, using values of small (0.56), medium (0.64), and large (0.71).