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. 2021 Apr 28;26(4):62. doi: 10.1007/s10664-021-09945-9

Table 6.

Within-subject comparisons to analyze mean changes over time

Time 1 Time 2
M SD M SD t p Cohen’s d Higher Smaller Equal
Well-being 4.140 1.367 4.340 1.289 − 2.329 0.021 − 0.129 91 70 23
Productivity 0.990 0.419 1.032 0.436 − 1.575 0.117 − 0.116 87 77 19
Boredom 2.936 1.136 2.927 1.158 − 0.330 0.742 − 0.019 91 79 14
Behavioral-disengagement 1.805 0.936 2.062 1.030 − 3.621 < 0.001 − 0.256 82 40 62
Self-blame 1.812 0.990 1.880 1.013 − 0.962 0.337 − 0.062 60 52 72
Need for Relatedness 3.497 0.830 3.559 0.803 − 1.130 0.260 − 0.063 86 73 25
Need for Competence 3.572 0.735 3.582 0.731 − 0.040 0.968 − 0.002 82 82 20
Need for Autonomy 3.483 0.688 3.511 0.732 − 0.572 0.568 − 0.029 88 67 29
Communication 4.534 0.996 4.292 1.185 3.244 0.001 0.199 57 81 38
Stress 2.501 0.807 2.520 0.797 − 0.593 0.554 − 0.032 81 64 39
Daily routines 4.681 1.561 4.717 1.533 − 0.108 0.914 − 0.006 71 72 41
Distractions 2.466 0.934 2.443 0.895 0.188 0.851 0.012 58 64 62
Generalized anxiety 2.245 1 2.174 1.010 1.246 0.214 0.064 69 90 25
Emotional loneliness 2.111 0.903 2.007 0.871 2.077 0.039 0.114 54 79 51
Social loneliness 2.641 1.004 2.563 1.017 0.807 0.421 0.047 65 79 40
Quality of social contacts 4.109 1.093 4.312 1.077 − 2.612 0.010 − 0.159 91 54 39
Extraversion 3.448 0.786 3.457 0.778 − 0.195 0.846 − 0.009 73 59 52
Quality of Sleep 4.130 1.754 4.174 1.686 0.310 0.757 0.016 54 51 79

Note. t: t-value of a paired sample t-test; Higher: Absolute number of people who scored higher on a variable at time 2 compared to time 1; Smaller: Number of people who scored lower at time 2; Equal: People whose score has not changed over time