Table 3.
Changes in clinical symptoms and behavior performance of participants with social anxiety disorder following VR therapy.
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| Social Phobia Scale, mean (SD) | 30.86 (13.34) | 23.52 (12.34) | 9.83 (1,20)a | .005 | ||
| Negative PERSb, mean (SD) | 31.95 (11.66) | 21.19 (11.62) | –3.32c | <.001 | ||
| Positive PERSb, mean (SD) | 13.86 (5.12) | 14.62 (7.61) | .32c | .75 | ||
| Personal Relevance Rating Task, mean (SD) |
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Personal relevance rating |
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Positive | 1.93 (.60) | 2.17 (.61) | 3.85 (.16)d | .06 |
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Neutral | 1.98 (.28) | 2.05 (.30) | 1.18 (.06)d | .29 |
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Negative | 2.18 (.41) | 2.01 (.42) | 3.77 (.16)d | .07 |
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Reaction time (milliseconds) |
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Positive | 1594.0 (894.8) | 1333.7 (458.3) | 2.10 (.10)d | .16 |
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Neutral | 1677.0 (823.0) | 1469.1 (661.0) | 1.15 (.05)d | .30 |
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Negative | 1599.7 (743.0) | 1369.7 (577.9) | 1.99 (.09)d | .17 |
aF(df1,df2).
bPERS: Post-Event Rumination Scale. Task response ratings were scored on a 3-point (1 to 3) Likert scale.
cWilcoxon signed-rank test Z statistic.
dF(η2p).