Table 1. Descriptive statistics according to condition.

	Inoculation (n = 102)		Control (n = 128)		Between-condition effect size (d)
	M	SD	M	SD
Inoculation components
Threat	4.40	1.38	4.53	1.18	.10
Task importance	6.40	.75	6.04	.83	.46
Pre-task perceptions
Social anxiety	2.95	.93	3.21	.94	.28
Task-related anxiety	3.36	.88	3.74	.87	.43
Self-efficacy	3.01	.66	2.89	.67	.18
Task perceptions
Cognitive anxiety/Worry	2.32	.75	2.56	.76	.32
Somatic anxiety	1.90	.70	2.18	.78	.38
Interpretation of anxiety	-.37	1.18	-.73	1.03	.32
Impact of message	.52	.97	-.02	.84	.60
Negative self-talk	.97	.82	1.23	.93	.30

Note. Threat and importance measured 1–7, where higher scores denote greater threat/importance. Social anxiety, task-related anxiety, and self-efficacy measured 1–5, where higher scores denote greater anxiety/confidence. Cognitive and somatic anxiety rated 1–4, where higher scores denote greater anxiety. Interpretation of anxiety and impact of message rated -3 to 3, where positive (negative) scores denoted a more positive (negative) interpretation of anxiety/impact of message. Negative self-talk measured 0–5, where higher scores denote greater negative self-talk. d column = Cohen’s d effect size estimate for mean between-condition comparison on each primary variable.