Table 2. Comparison of linguistic content of written text between intervention groups.
| Mean word count in LCWT domain |
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Causality group | Reversed causality group | Causality group | Reversed causality group | Causality group | Reversed causality group | |
| First person singular personal pronouns | 9.0 (2.5) | 11.2 (2.6) | 9.9 (2.4) | 9.6 (2.3) | 9.6 (3.2) | 10.5 (2.9) |
| Positive emotions | 3.6 (1.4) | 3.7 (1.4) | 3.1 (1.1) | 3.6 (1.4) | 3.6 (1.2) | 3.6 (1.2) |
| Negative emotions | 2.8 (1.1) | 2.7 (1.1) | 3.0 (1.2) | 2.7 (1.0) | 2.7 (1.0) | 2.7 (1.1) |
| Cognitive processes | 10.9 (2.3) | 11.8 (2.2) | 12.1 (2.7) | 12.4 (2.5) | 11.9 (1.8) | 12.3 (2.4) |
| Causality | 1.5 (0.6) | 1.6 (0.7) | 1.7 (0.8) | 1.8 (0.9) | 1.3 (0.7) | 1.7 (0.8) |
| Insight | 3.3 (0.9) | 3.9 (1.4) | 3.6 (1.2) | 3.7 (1.6) | 3.3 (0.9) | 3.7 (1.2) |