Table 1.
Descriptive statistics, all measured at baseline except for presenter friendliness, enthusiasm, and expertise, which were evaluated after the presentation.
| Descriptive statistics of variables | |
|---|---|
| Characteristic | N = 249a |
| Age | 33.57 (12.06) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 100 (40.0%) |
| Female | 139 (56.0%) |
| Non-binary | 9 (3.6%) |
| Chose not to respond | 1 (0.4%) |
| State loneliness (1–5) | 1.73 (0.90) |
| Connectedness (1–5) | 2.83 (0.95) |
| Social threat (1–5) | 1.49 (0.81) |
| Trait loneliness (20–80) | 43.53 (11.94) |
| Positive affect (5–25) | 16.39 (4.03) |
| Negative affect (5–25) | 6.76 (2.43) |
| Presenter friendliness (1–5) | 4.76 (0.51) |
| Presenter enthusiasm (1–5) | 4.81 (0.49) |
| Presenter expertise (1–5) | 4.66 (0.63) |
a
Mean (SD); n (%).