Table 1. Baseline averages for women in the study using self-assessment surveys.
Characteristics | Becks depression inventory | Cohen perceived stress | Generalized anxiety disorder | Buss-Perry aggression |
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Raw mean score | 27.8 | 25.8 | 14.1 | 86.3 |
Standard deviation | 11.3 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 23.6 |
Classification of group average at initial baseline | Moderate depression (note: a score of 14.5 is the cutoff for depression) [28] | Above average stress (average for women is 13.7) [29] | Moderate anxiety (note: a score of 15+ is the cutoff for “severe anxiety”) [30] | Above average aggression (average for women is 68.2) [31] |
Number of women in the study: 48. Average age of the women in the study: 37.