Table 1.
Summary of psychological assessments and task performances in each self-talk group.
| Variable | Self-respect group (n = 23) |
Self-criticism group (n = 20) |
t | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSES | 30.65 ± 7.21 | 31.10 ± 5.25 | 0.23 | 0.819 |
| HADS | ||||
| Anxiety score | 4.83 ± 2.99 | 4.80 ± 2.71 | − 0.03 | 0.976 |
| Depression score | 5.13 ± 3.36 | 5.25 ± 2.69 | 0.13 | 0.899 |
| sRPM performances | ||||
| sRPM1 score | 12.74 ± 1.79 | 12.50 ± 2.26 | − 0.39 | 0.701 |
| sRPM2 score | 13.30 ± 2.41 | 14.20 ± 1.70 | 1.50 | 0.141 |
| sRPM increase rate (%) | 5.61 ± 18.77 | 17.07 ± 24.77 | 5.08 | 0.030 |
Values are means ± standard deviation.
RSES Rosenberg self-esteem scale, HADS hospital anxiety and depression scale, sRPM short form of Raven’s Progressive Matrices. sRPM increase rate = [(sRPM2 score – sRPM1 score)/sRPM1 score] × 100.