Table 1.
The scores of personality traits, rat phobia, state anxiety, and disgust in single-session and multi-session therapy groups
| Variable | Therapy groups | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-session (n=20) | Multi-session (n=20) | |||
| Age | 21.15±1.38 | 20.80±1.10 | 0.38 | |
| Neuroticism | 93.10±11.26 | 96.15±17.46 | 0.51 | |
| Extraversion | 110.40±19.65 | 113.80±19.66 | 0.58 | |
| Openness | 119.80±18.16 | 113.95±11.54 | 0.23 | |
| Agreeableness | 109.65±14.06 | 114.30±16.00 | 0.33 | |
| Conscientiousness | 109.20±20.03 | 119.20±11.72 | 0.06 | |
| Trait anxiety | 41.10±8.27 | 39.40±6.45 | 0.47 | |
| Rat phobia scores | Pre-intervention | 71.6±23.74 | 86.65±12.41 | 0.01 |
| Post-intervention | 18.65±20.44 | 17.60±12.11 | - | |
| Difference | 52.95±24.98 | 69.05±12.7 | - | |
| State anxiety scores | Pre-intervention | 53.95±10.89 | 57.80±7.23 | 0.19 |
| Post-intervention | 31.05±9.43 | 28.50±4.91 | - | |
| Difference | 22.90±12.94 | 29.30±8.84 | - | |
| Disgust scores | Pre-intervention | 45.40±8.58 | 51.25±7.46 | 0.02 |
| Post-intervention | 36.35±8.49 | 41.10±8.80 | - | |
| Difference | 9.05±7.52 | 10.15±9.05 | - | |
Data are expressed as mean±SD