Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for social and emotional loneliness over time for the two groups.
Full-light group | Light-full group | |||
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Social loneliness (0–5) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) |
Baseline | 131 | 3.67 (1.55) | 108 | 3.71 (1.56) |
After program week 5 | 74 | 3.39 (1.82) | 46 | 3.85 (1.38) |
After program week 10 | 50 | 3.10 (1.98) | 30 | 3.17 (1.80) |
1 year after baseline | 36 | 2.83 (1.92) | 31 | 3.16 (1.63) |
Emotional loneliness (0–6) | ||||
Baseline | 131 | 4.45 (1.78) | 108 | 4.26 (1.90) |
After program week 5 | 74 | 4.03 (1.97) | 46 | 4.48 (1.74) |
After program week 10 | 50 | 3.82 (2.01) | 30 | 4.03 (1.67) |
1 year after baseline | 36 | 3.33 (2.26) | 31 | 3.06 (2.13) |
Note. SD: standard deviation.