Table 4.
Changes in assessments of the elderly people 2 weeks after watching the film (students).
| Scales | Mean before Watching the Film | Mean in 2 Weeks after Watching the Film | Z | Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| emotional - unemotional* | 1.10 | 1.14 | ||
| purposeless - purposeful | −0.17 | −0.43 | ||
| active life position - having no life goal* | −0.02 | 0.23 | ||
| no desire to learn anything – the desire to learn a new skill | 0.22 | −0.14 | ||
| cheerful - prone to depression* | 0.40 | 0.77 | ||
| passive - initiative | 0.28 | −0.23 | ||
| unrestrained - self-contained | −0.03 | 0.06 | ||
| conflict - peaceful | −0.28 | −0.11 | ||
| strives for a full life - lost the meaning of life* | 0.35 | 1.00 | −2.050b | 0.040 |
| craving for spirituality - limited interests* | 0.68 | 1.31 | −2.037b | 0.042 |
| quickly tired - high stamina | 1.68 | 1.03 | −2.096c | 0.036 |
| traditional - modern | 1.35 | 0.63 | −2.850c | 0.004 |
Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Only the significant differences are represented: b—based on negative ranks, c—based on positive ranks. * inversive scales: a higher rating means a more negative attitude.