Table 1.
Mean (SD) scores for each group on baseline and demographic measures.
| Quiet ego contemplation (QEC) (n = 10) | QEC-VR (n = 10) | Control (n = 12) | F (2,29) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measures | ||||
| Quiet ego scale | 3.44 (0.30) [3.2, 3.7] | 3.31 (0.55) [3.1, 3.6] | 3.58 (0.32) [3.3, 3.8] | 1.22 |
| Pluralistic thinking SART | 3.82 (0.91) [3.4, 4.3] | 3.62 (0.77) [3.2, 4.1] | 3.56 (0.45) [3.4, 4.3] | 0.31 |
| 0.86 (0.10) [0.78, 0.94] | 0.82 (0.11) [0.73, 0.91] | 0.81 (0.15) [0.73, 0.88] | 0.47 | |
| Oxidative stress | 11.05 (7.8) [4.6, 17.5] | 8.85 (15.5) [1.6, 16.1] | 6.45 (6.09) [0.27, 12.6] | 0.56 |
| Demographics | ||||
| Age | 18.10 (0.32) [17.9, 18.3] | 18.00 (0.00) [17.8, 18.2] | 18.20 (0.41) [18.0, 18.4] | 0.96 |
| Involvementa | 3.72 (0.97) | 3.12 (0.80) | 3.70 (0.54) | 1.17 |
| Days to complete all sessions | 29.90 (4.7) [27,32.8] | 34.10 (2.9) [31.2, 37] | 32.27 (4.7) [29.5, 35.1] | 2.20 |
| Caucasian | 70% | 80% | 66% | n/a |
| Mother attended college | 70% | 70% | 83% | n/a |
| Father attended college | 80% | 60% | 75% | n/a |
Chi-square analyzes could not be completed because of small cell size (<5).
aTotal involvement score over all three sessions (prior analyzes revealed no time × condition differences for involvement); score is mean of three items: how engaged and how enjoyable, how useful for stress reduction.