Table 5. SOI, PLT, and BIEPS means (standard deviation).
| First Assessment | Second Assessment | |||||||||
| ANOVA | Jungle Sample | Urban Sample | ANOVA | Jungle Sample | Urban Sample | |||||
| SOI | df(1,216) | Ayahuascan = 55 | Controlsn = 55 | Ayahuascan = 61 | Controlsn = 49 | df(1,112) | Ayahuascan = 34 | Controlsn = 43 | Ayahuascan = 25 | Controlsn = 14 |
| Transcendent | F = 153.54; p<0.001 | 5.76 (0.97) | 4.03 (1.00) | 5.86 (1.03) | 3.74 (1.55) | F = 73.68; p<0.001 | 5.84 (1.05) | 4.04 (1.18) | 5.87 (0.85) | 3.78 (1.46) |
| Meaning | F = 78.44; p<0.001 | 5.77 (0.88) | 4.88 (0.93) | 5.91 (0.74) | 4.57 (1.19) | F = 33.88; p<0.001 | 5.99 (0.63) | 4.86 (1.00) | 5.76 (0.79) | 4.91 (0.84) |
| Mission | F = 76.62; p<0.001 | 5.64 (0.90) | 4.67 (1.01) | 5.55 (0.94) | 4.21 (1.33) | F = 38.56; p<0.001 | 5.46 (1.03) | 4.45 (1.00) | 5.48 (1.01) | 4.42 (1.60) |
| Sacredness | F = 30.14; p<0.001 | 5.96 (0.82) | 5.10 (0.97) | 6.09 (0.79) | 4.72 (1.17) | F = 39.83; p<0.001 | 6.01 (0.80) | 5.02 (0.99) | 5.96 (0.84) | 4.61 (1.18) |
| Material values | F = 66.78; p<0.001 | 4.95 (0.84) | 4.40 (0.64) | 4.82 (0.82) | 4.19 (0.85) | F = 21.82; p<0.001 | 5.30 (0.62) | 4.42 (0.54) | 4.80 (0.63) | 4.18 (0.51) |
| Altruism | F = 19.32; p<0.001 | 5.56 (0.86) | 5.17 (0.91) | 5.36 (0.92) | 4.63 (1.10) | F = 5.02; p = 0.027 | 5.71 (0.90) | 5.02 (1.06) | 5.35 (0.82) | 5.19 (0.76) |
| Idealism | F = 25.59; p<0.001 | 4.99 (0.59) | 4.62 (0.54) | 4.85 (0.60) | 4.35 (0.78) | F = 7.33; p = 0.008 | 4.95 (0.60) | 4.57 (0.52) | 4.85 (0.69) | 4.58 (0.63) |
| Awareness Tragic | F = 48.64; p<0.001 | 5.26 (1.01) | 4.31 (1.05) | 5.25 (1.60) | 4.22 (1.07) | F = 16.36; p<0.001 | 5.20 (1.17) | 4.40 (0.91) | 5.02 (0.70) | 4.20 (1.13) |
| Fruits of spirituality | F = 91.03; p<0.001 | 5.96 (0.79) | 4.74 (1.21) | 6.10 (0.85) | 4.20 (1.81) | F = 44.01; p<0.001 | 5.96 (0.99) | 4.81 (1.10) | 5.98 (0.93) | 4.22 (1.44) |
| PLT | df(1,216) | n = 52 | n = 56 | n = 60 | n = 52 | df(1,114) | n = 33 | n = 45 | n = 25 | n = 16 |
| Score | F = 14.10; p<0.001 | 114.19 (14.69) | 105.84 (16.64) | 113.78 (14.61) | 104.94 (21.34) | F = 1.78; p = 0.185 | 116.36 (14.93) | 109.80 (24.90) | 116.56 (13.80) | 113.63 (9.95) |
| BIEPS | df(1,213) | n = 55 | n = 55 | n = 55 | n = 52 | df(1,115) | n = 35 | n = 48 | n = 23 | n = 13 |
| Self-Acceptance | F = 7.46; p = 0.007 | 8.24 (1.37) | 7.95 (1.22) | 8.18 (0.96) | 7.52 (1.52) | F = 0.50; p = 0.481 | 8.17 (1.25) | 8.23 (1.22) | 8.48 (0.89) | 8.08 (1.26) |
| Autonomy | F = 1.89; p = 0.17 | 7.27 (1.67) | 7.29 (1.32) | 7.33 (1.47) | 6.75 (1.52) | F = 0.85; p = 0.358 | 7.46 (1.44) | 7.02 (1.37) | 7.09 (1.24) | 7.00 (1.41) |
| Psychosocial bonds | F = 7.75; p = 0.006 | 8.33 (1.20) | 8.11 (1.10) | 8.31 (1.09) | 7.54 (1.75) | F = 4.10; p = 0.045 | 8.57 (1.20) | 8.06 (1.34) | 8.78 (0.52) | 8.31 (1.25) |
| Projects | F = 6.01; p = 0.015 | 11.05 (1.17) | 10.51 (1.61) | 10.87 (1.64) | 10.38 (1.73) | F = 1.28; p = 0.260 | 11.03 (1.60) | 10.50 (1.88) | 11.17 (1.19) | 12.85 (5.81) |
| BIEPS total | F = 16.17; p<0.001 | 34.89 (3.29) | 33.85 (3.28) | 35.44 (4.75) | 32.12 (4.44) | F = 6.33; p = 0.013 | 35.17 (4.13) | 33.81 (3.55) | 35.48 (2.41) | 32.46 (7.88) |
The ANOVA column shows results for the main effect of Group (ayahuasca users vs. controls). df = degrees of freedom. Aya. = ayahuasca-using group. Transcendent-Transcendent dimension; Meaning-Meaning and purpose in life; Mission-Mission in life; Sacredness-Sacredness of life; Awareness Tragic-Awareness of the tragic.