Table 2.
The result of multivariate analysis of covariance on the effect of personality traits between pre- and post-intervention stages
| Change in variables | B | Standard error | F | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rat phobia | Type of therapy | Single-session | -7.53 | 4.78 | 2.48 | 0.12 |
| Multi-session | Reference | - | - | - | ||
| Conscientiousness | 0.66 | 0.14 | 20.26 | <0.001 | ||
| Agreeableness | 0.52 | 0.16 | 10.32 | 0.003 | ||
| Neuroticism | -0.02 | 0.16 | 0.01 | 0.90 | ||
| Extraversion | -0.17 | 0.13 | 1.57 | 0.21 | ||
| Openness | -0.02 | 0.16 | 0.01 | 0.90 | ||
| State anxiety | Type of therapy | Single-session | -4.38 | 3.43 | 1.63 | 0.55 |
| Multi-session | Reference | - | - | - | ||
| Conscientiousness | 0.31 | 0.10 | 8.89 | 0.005 | ||
| Agreeableness | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.76 | ||
| Neuroticism | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.70 | ||
| Extraversion | -0.05 | 0.10 | 0.31 | 0.57 | ||
| Openness | 0.21 | 0.11 | 3.31 | 0.07 | ||
| Disgust | Type of therapy | Single-session | -0.84 | 3.02 | 0.07 | 0.78 |
| Multi-session | Reference | - | - | - | ||
| Conscientiousness | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.45 | 0.50 | ||
| Agreeableness | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.92 | ||
| Neuroticism | -0.01 | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.87 | ||
| Extraversion | -0.09 | 0.08 | 1.04 | 0.31 | ||
| Openness | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.92 | ||
*Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA)