Table 3. Attitudes: Comparisons within and between control and experimental groups.
Variable | Control (N = 369) | Experimental (N = 372) | C v E | ||||||||
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Pre-test (baseline) | Re-test (no intervention) | Change | Effect Size | P-value | Pre-test (baseline) | Post-test after intervention | Change | Effect Size | P-value | P-value | |
Attitude average * | 5.78 (5.71, 5.86) | 5.95 (5.87, 6.03) | 0.17 (0.12, 0.21) | 0.36 | <0.001 | 5.80 (5.73, 5.87) | 6.39 (6.33, 6.46) | 0.59 (0.53, 0.65) | 0.98 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Question a* | 5.81 (5.66, 5.97) | 6.08 (6.95, 6.21) | 0.27 (0.12, 0.41) | 0.18 | <0.001 | 5.86 (5.71, 6.01) | 6.44 (6.33, 6.55) | 0.58 (0.43, 0.74) | 0.38 | <0.001 | 0.004 |
Question b* | 5.63 (5.48, 5.78) | 5.86 (5.72, 6.0) | 0.23 (0.09, 0.37) | 0.16 | 0.002 | 5.74 (5.59, 5.88) | 6.32 (6.21, 6.44) | 0.58 (0.43, 0.74) | 0.39 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Question c* | 6.29 (6.17, 6.41) | 6.33 (6.22, 6.44) | 0.04 (-0.08, 0.15) | 0.04 | 0.595 | 6.14 (6.0, 6.28) | 6.57 (6.48, 6.67) | 0.43 (0.29, 0.57) | 0.31 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Question d* | 6.09 (5.96, 6.23) | 6.27 (6.16, 6.38) | 0.17 (0.03, 0.32) | 0.12 | 0.012 | 6.10 (5.97, 6.23) | 6.65 (6.58, 6.72) | 0.55 (0.43, 0.68) | 0.45 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Question e* | 6.15 (6.03, 6.27) | 6.11 (5.98, 6.24) | -0.04 (-0.17, 0.09) | 0.03 | 0.549 | 6.13(6.01, 6.25) | 6.43 (6.32, 6.55) | 0.30 (0.16, 0.44) | 0.22 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Question f* | 6.01 (5.88, 6.13) | 6.17 (6.06, 6.29) | 0.17 (0.05, 0.28) | 0.15 | 0.012 | 6.0 (5.87, 6.13) | 6.49 (6.40, 6.59) | 0.49 (0.35, 0.63) | 0.36 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Question g* | 6.27 (6.14, 6.40) | 6.41 (6.30, 6.52) | 0.14 (0.03, 0.25) | 0.13 | 0.020 | 6.29 (6.16, 6.42) | 6.60 (6.51, 6.69) | 0.31 (0.19, 0.44) | 0.25 | <0.001 | 0.043 |
Question h* | 5.59 (5.43, 5.74) | 5.88 (5.74, 6.02) | 0.29 (0.15, 0.43) | 0.21 | <0.001 | 5.61 (5.46, 5.76) | 6.35 (6.24, 6.47) | 0.74 (0.59, 0.90) | 0.50 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Question i* | 5.06 (4.88, 5.25) | 5.38 (5.20, 5.56) | 0.32 (0.16, 0.48) | 0.21 | <0.001 | 5.04 (4.86, 5.22) | 6.11 (5.96, 6.26) | 1.07 (0.86, 1.28) | 0.52 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Question j* | 6.09 (5.97, 6.22) | 6.14 (6.02, 6.26) | 0.05 (-0.07, 0.16) | 0.04 | 0.447 | 6.08 (5.95, 6.21) | 6.52 (6.41, 6.62) | 0.44 (0.30, 0.57) | 0.33 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Question k* | 5.29 (5.12, 5.46) | 5.36 (5.19, 5.53) | 0.08 (-0.09, 0.24) | 0.05 | 0.407 | 5.24 (5.07, 5.41) | 6.20 (6.05, 6.34) | 0.95 (0.76, 1.14) | 0.51 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Question l* | 5.24 (5.07, 5.41) | 5.52 (5.35, 5.68) | 0.28 (0.10, 0.45) | 0.16 | 0.002 | 5.26 (5.10, 5.43) | 6.04 (5.89, 6.19) | 0.78 (0.60, 0.95) | 0.45 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Question m* | 5.67 (5.53, 5.82) | 5.86 (5.72, 6.0) | 0.19 (0.04, 0.33) | 0.13 | 0.014 | 5.89 (5.76, 6.02) | 6.37 (6.26, 6.48) | 0.48 (0.33, 0.63) | 0.33 | <0.001 | 0.006 |
* Paired t-tests and Two-sample t-test for change from Pre-test to Re-test or Post-test (Re-Pre, Post-Pre): Mean (95% CI), Cohen’s d effect sizeAttitude Range: 1 = more negative response to 7 = more positive response. Effect size: 0.2 = small, 0.5 = medium, 0.8 = larg