Table 5.
STAI-S 1. | STAI-S 2. | STAI-T 1. | STAI-T 2. | Cortisol 1 | Cortisol 2 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (Standard Deviation) | ||||||
They are not distressing | 35.37 (8.10) | 29.56 (6.17) | 38.18 (9.67) | 33.87 (9.50) | 2.51 (1.74) | 7.83 (6.10) |
They are a bit distressing | 39.10 (8.87) | 36.82 (11.70) | 42.36 (9.13) | 40.25 (10.61) | 2.62 (2.90) | 2.32 (1.90) |
Quite distressing | 44.43 (10.90) | 41.80 (10.07) | 45.97 (8.25) | 43.11 (7.46) | 1.93 (1.79) | 2.92 (2.61) |
Very distressing | 54.22 (13.77) | 48.00 (12.94) | 53.44 (9.13) | 53.16 (8.99) | 2.13 (0.87) | 2.68 (1.64) |
F = 9.31; p < 0.001 |
F = 6.54; p = 0.006 |
F = 6.81; p < 0.001 |
F = 6.88; p < 0.001 |
χ2 = 4.72; p = 0.19 |
χ2 = 8.93; p = 0.03 |