Table 2.
Planned contrasts and post-hoc tests by condition and timepoint for pre-post measures.
| Variable |
Kindness to Others Contrast 1: +1 Contrast 2: +1 Contrast 3: 0 |
Kindness to Self Contrast 1: 0 Contrast 2: 1 Contrast 3: +1 |
List Daily Activities (Control) Contrast 1: 1 Contrast 2: 0 Contrast 3: 1 |
Contrast 1 |
Contrast 2 |
Contrast 3 |
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| M(SD) | n | M(SD) | n | M(SD) | n | t | p | r | t | p | r | t | P | r | ||
| Post-Intervention | ||||||||||||||||
| Life Sat | 4.62 (1.37) | 71 | 4.71 (1.44) | 73 | 4.68 (1.48) | 83 | −0.23 | .82 | .02 | −0.35 | .73 | .02 | 0.14 | .89 | .01 | |
| Flourishing | 3.33 (0.70) | 71 | 3.26 (0.75) | 73 | 3.26 (0.71) | 83 | 0.61 | .54 | .04 | 0.56 | .57 | .04 | 0.03 | .97 | .00 | |
| Loneliness | 1.95 (0.57) | 70 | 1.94 (0.56) | 73 | 1.99 (0.56) | 83 | −0.39 | .70 | .03 | 0.10 | .92 | .01 | −0.50 | .62 | .03 | |
| LTL | 1.45 (0.24) | 69 | 1.46 (.26) | 72 | 1.43 (0.30) | 82 | −0.49 | .63 | .03 | −0.69 | .49 | .05 | 0.23 | .82 | .02 | |
| Follow Up | ||||||||||||||||
| Life Sat | 5.09 (1.24) | 39 | 5.16 (1.27) | 42 | 5.03 (1.34) | 55 | 0.20 | .84 | .02 | −0.24 | .81 | .02 | 0.47 | .64 | .04 | |
| Flourishing | 3.35 (0.81) | 38 | 3.38 (0.81) | 40 | 3.30 (0.85) | 53 | 0.31 | .76 | .03 | −0.13 | .90 | .01 | 0.45 | .66 | .04 | |
| Loneliness | 1.82 (0.62) | 38 | 1.92 (0.58) | 39 | 1.94 (0.56) | 53 | −0.94 | .35 | .08 | −0.79 | .43 | .07 | −0.09 | .93 | .01 | |
Note. LTL = leukocyte telomere length; Life Sat = life satisfaction.
†p ≤ .10. ∗p ≤ .05. ∗∗p ≤ .01. ∗∗∗p ≤ .001.