Table 1.
Descriptives, mean scores (SDs), and pairwise comparisons between groups on all measures.
| Acting students (n = 44; Mage = 20.57; 29 women/15 men) | Non-acting students (n = 43; Mage = 19.16; 25 women/18 men) | Pairwise comparisons | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance ratings | 3.53 (1.041) | 1.77 (0.89) | p < 0.001, d = 1.82 |
| Dissociation pre-performance | 1.92 (0.56) | 1.82 (0.61) | p = 0.13, d = 0.17 |
| Post-performance | 2.08 (0.76) | 1.98 (0.86) | p = 0.57, d = 0.12 |
| Flow overall score | 3.63 (0.38) | 3.31 (0.42) | p = 0.002, d = 0.80 |
| Autotelic experience | 3.97 (0.63) | 3.23 (0.86) | p < 0.001, d = 0.98 |
| Challenge-skill balance | 3.78 (0.65) | 3.20 (0.66) | p < 0.001, d = 0.89 |
| Loss of self-consciousness | 3.61 (0.98) | 2.92 (0.98) | p = 0.001, d = 0.70 |
| Clear goals | 3.54 (0.74) | 3.19 (0.77) | p = 0.032, d = 0.46 |
| Transformation of time | 3.54 (0.65) | 3.34 (0.75) | p = 0.20, d = 0.28 |
| Sense of control | 3.54 (0.69) | 3.35 (0.72) | p = 0.21, d = 0.27 |
| Unambiguous feedback | 3.39 (0.85) | 3.32 (0.72) | p = 0.67, d = 0.089 |
| Concentration on task at hand | 3.70 (0.93) | 3.67 (0.73) | p = 0.89, d = 0.036 |
| Action-awareness merging | 3.59 (0.66) | 3.57 (0.68) | p = 0.92, d = 0.029 |
| Empathy overall score | 3.53 (0.41) | 3.13 (0.48) | p < 0.001, d = 0.90 |
| Fantasy | 4.094 (0.61) | 3.29 (0.85) | p < 0.001, d = 1.087 |
| Perspective taking | 3.64 (0.78) | 3.25 (0.64) | p = 0.013, d = 0.55 |
| Empathic concern | 3.85 (0.67) | 3.52 (0.70) | p = 0.026, d = 0.48 |
| Personal distress | 2.56 (0.62) | 2.48 (0.69) | p = 0.57, d = 0.12 |
| Acting experience | 3.89 (1.66) | 0.60 (1.20) | p < 0.001, d = 2.27 |
| Seconds taken to prepare monologue for performance | 841.01 (488.090) | 533.27 (377.058) | p = 0.002, d = 0.71 |