TABLE 5.
Mann–Whitney test and group statistics with group as independent variable and PANAS items as dependent variables.
Items | Experimental | Control | Mann–Whitney | |||
Mean | Mdn | Mean | Mdn | Sign. | U | |
Attentive | 4.29 | 4 | 3.88 | 4 | 0.006 | 1,380.5 |
Enthusiastic | 4.29 | 4 | 3.76 | 4 | 0.001 | 1,258.5 |
Concentrate | 4.08 | 4 | 3.45 | 3.5 | <0.001 | 1,118 |
Nervous | 1.52 | 1 | 1.90 | 2 | 0.015 | 2,253 |
Jittery | 1.56 | 1 | 1.82 | 2 | 0.047 | 2,212.5 |
Excited | 3.19 | 3 | 2.78 | 3 | 0.046 | 1,485.5 |
Irritable | 1.54 | 1 | 1.75 | 1.5 | 0.041 | 2,173 |
Positive Affect | 37.92 | 38 | 35.52 | 36 | 0.020 | 1,356 |
Maximum score was 5. Only significant results were reported. PANAS, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule.