TABLE 2.

Descriptive statistics for outcome variables (in alphabetical order).

		Positively Affected				Ranking
Variables	Mean	SD	Skewness	Kurtosis	Mean	SD	Skewness	Kurtosis
Academic performance	5.35	1.22	–0.63	0.741	18.74	6.45	–0.32	–0.70
Collaboration	6.65a	0.73	−2.75b	10.26c	6.98a	6.71	1.32	0.74
Communication skills	6.38a	0.86	–1.32	1.19	9.33	7.21	0.91	–0.15
Confidence	6.43a	0.85	–1.62	3.41c	8.93a	7.24	0.85	–0.43
Develop acting skills	6.23	1.07	–1.32	1.26	12.46	8.36	0.24	–1.16
Emotion expression	6.00	1.06	–1.17	2.09c	14.71	7.52	0.23	–0.92
Emotion recognition	5.84	1.24	–1.43	2.81c	14.99	7.40	0.16	–1.10
Emotion regulation	5.26	1.40	–0.69	0.32	17.91	7.03	–0.43	–0.79
Empathy	6.35	0.96	–1.82	4.95c	9.17a	6.72	0.72	–0.48
Expressive language	5.98	1.06	–0.97	1.10	16.02	7.49	–0.30	–1.04
Eye contact	5.85	1.25	–1.16	1.43	15.59	7.45	0.07	–1.11
Focus on task	5.78	1.11	–0.66	–0.27	16.11	6.91	–0.03	–0.95
Imagination/Creativity	6.58a	0.78	–1.86	2.66c	7.89a	6.94	1.07	–0.02
Imitation skills	5.28	1.33	–0.53	–0.22	19.06	7.33	–0.71	–0.55
Interpersonal skills	6.25	1.04	–1.85	4.77c	11.29	7.00	0.49	–0.69
Language comprehension	5.77	1.08	–0.79	1.07	17.95	6.62	–0.64	–0.22
Matching of physical body (including face) to emotional state	5.53	1.32	–0.99	1.14	17.26	7.38	–0.33	–0.96
Memory	5.53	1.36	–0.81	0.40	17.72	7.26	–0.61	–0.51
Motor skills	5.20	1.27	–0.61	0.58	20.00	6.91	–0.68	–0.69
Paying attention	5.69	1.19	–0.80	0.57	15.15	7.70	–0.06	–1.26
Physical control	5.54	1.14	–0.49	–0.06	19.53	6.52	–0.85	0.13
Resilience	5.77	1.20	–0.99	1.23	15.66	7.61	–0.13	–1.10
Self-control	5.50	1.18	–0.62	0.46	16.20	6.93	–0.25	–0.68
Self-esteem	6.17	1.08	–1.78	4.73c	11.92	8.03	0.38	–1.10
Self-reflection on work	6.01	1.10	–0.96	0.15	13.22	7.06	0.25	–0.76
Self-understanding	6.03	1.07	–0.96	0.40	12.03	7.51	0.39	–0.88
Trust in others	6.07	1.11	–1.62	4.24c	12.60	6.92	0.45	–0.75
Turn taking	5.49	1.31	–0.63	0.02	17.44	7.70	–0.26	–1.24

^aHighest Rated, ^bSkewness >2, ^cKurtosis >2.