Table 2.

Mean values, SDs, and Cohen’s d separately for each dependent variable and study group

	Climbing group, N=40			Relaxation group, N=40
	Pretreatment	Posttreatment		Pretreatment	Posttreatment
	M (SD)	M (SD)	Cohen’s d (95% CI)	M (SD)	M (SD)	Cohen’s d (95% CI)
Depressiveness	1.52 (0.98)	0.63 (0.72)	1.04 (0.34; 1.73)	1.90 (1.11)	1.68 (1.25)	0.19 (−0.44; 0.81)
Negative affect	1.40 (0.94)	0.53 (0.66)	1.07 (0.37; 1.77)	1.25 (0.61)	0.98 (0.91)	0.36 (−0.27; 0.99)
Positive affect	1.94 (0.75)	2.91 (0.74)	1.30 (0.56; 2.04)	1.36 (0.84)	1.52 (0.83)	0.19 (−0.43; 0.81)
Coping emotions	1.82 (0.72)	2.64 (0.69)	1.16 (0.45; 1.88)	1.45 (0.87)	1.59 (0.91)	0.16 (−0.46; 0.78)

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; SD, standard deviation.