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. 2013 Nov 12;8(11):e78223. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078223

Table 7. ANOVA analysis of the differences between intervention and control groups.

Measures Change in Intervention Group Change in Control Group ANOVA
(N = 210) (N = 49) (Group X Time)
Baseline Conclusion Follow-up Baseline Conclusion Follow-up F P η2
Influenced by media 1.85±0.8 2.14±0.8 2.00±0.9 2.38±0.7 2.38±0.8 2.3±0.09 0.83 NS
Awareness to lifeburdens 1.9±0.09 2.92±0.9 2.81±1.0 2.00±0.7 2.10±0.9 2.14±0.9 6.55 0.01
Life seems more interesting 1.76±0.7 1.97±0.8 1.98±0.9 1.69±0.9 1.65±0.7 1.70±0.9 3.55 0.02
Improvement in positive and negative communication 3.63±1.5 3.83±1.6 3.84±1.8 1.77±±1.8 1.05±0.2 0.94±0.2 4.9 0.02 0.04
Number of media strategic identified 4.75±1.38 5.24±1.3 5.0±1.3 4.69±1.5 4.76±1.32 4.58±1.1 5.05 0.02 0.032
Desire to fix appearance 3.35±0.4 3.28±0.7 3.19±0.8 3.19±0.8 3.23±0.7 3.4±0.6 3.53 0.04
Drive for thinness 8.65±1.3 7.25±1.3 7.33±1.2 6.45±1.5 5.8±1.6 7.7±1.6 4.1 0.03 0.036
Self-worth contingent upon others approval 2.59±0.6 2.05±0.5 2.09±0.5 2.25±0.4 2.75±0.44 2.42±0.5 18.35 0.000 0.23
Self-worth contingent upon appearance 2.30±0.5 2.14±0.5 2.19±0.5 1.85±0.4 2.06±0.60 1.97±0.6 3.0 0.047 0.02

Note: Partial η2<0.05 is a small effect, 0.059–0.1 a medium effect and above 0.1 large effect. Means, standard deviations.