Table 2.
Treatment Group Means for Psychosocial Questionnaires Pre and Post Treatment
| Pre-Treatment
|
Post-Treatment
|
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placebo
|
Oxytocin
|
Placebo
|
Oxytocin
|
|
| STAI | ||||
| State | 44.5 (6.35) | 44.82 (5.75) | - | - |
| Trait | 43.55 (4.73) | 45.32 (4.26) | - | - |
| KSS | 5.14 (1.86) | 5 (1.88) | 4.6 (1.98) | 4.64 (1.81) |
| POMS | ||||
| Vigor | 21.91 (7.28) | 20.36 (6.55) | 21.41 (8.51) | 21.64 (6.14) |
| Tension/Anxietya | 11.55 (2.79) | 13.05 (5.16) | 10.18 (2.34) | 10.73 (2.71) |
| Depression | 15.45 (3.39) | 14.91 (1.44) | 14.64 (1.59) | 14.64 (1.43) |
| Anger | 13.05 (1.79) | 13.91 (2.65) | 13 (2.13) | 13.36 (2.13) |
| Fatiguea | 7.91 (2.09) | 9.86 (3.48) | 7.59 (2.44) | 8.31 (2.36) |
| Confusion | 6.86 (1.25) | 7.18 (1.53) | 6.86 (1.34) | 6.68 (1.46) |
Note. Standard deviations in parentheses. STAI = State Trait Anxiety Inventory, KSS = Karolinska Sleepiness Scale, POMS = Profile of Mood States.
a
Tension/Anxiety and Fatigue were significantly reduced (p < .05) at the second test across all treatment groups.