Table 1.
Group differences on demographic variablesa and Baseline Questionnaires
| PT (N = 44) | NT (N = 42) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 21.45 (3.55) | 22.44 (6.81) | t(83) = 0.84, p = .401 |
| Gender | ϰ 2(1) = 0.85, p = .358 | ||
| Male | 7 | 10 | |
| Female | 37 | 32 | |
| Nationality | ϰ 2(2) = 2.35, p = .309 | ||
| Dutch | 28 | 30 | |
| German | 16 | 10 | |
| Education | ϰ 2(3) = 0.84, p = .84 | ||
| Psychology | 24 | 19 | |
| Educational science | 3 | 3 | |
| Other | 16 | 17 | |
| No study | 1 | 2 | |
| Year of education | 2.09 (1.39) | 1.73 (1.47) | t(83) = 1.16, p = .25 |
| BDI | 5.93 (5.8) | 5.29 (4.17) | t(84) = 0.59, p = .556 |
| STAI-T | 38.36 (9.96) | 37.52 (10.07) | t(84) = 0.39, p = .698 |
| NA | 17.11 (6.67) | 17.17 (6) | t(84) = 0.04, p = .969 |
| PA | 31.86 (6.33) | 30.45 (5.76) | t(84) = 1.08, p = .284 |
| Mood baseline | 18.52 (7.22) | 20.12 (7.07) | t(84) = 1.07, p = .289 |
PT positive training; NT negative training; BDI revised becks depression inventory (BDI-II); STAI-T Spielberger trait anxiety inventory; PA positive affect; NA negative affect
aDemographic information of two participants in the NT group was missing