Table 5.
Differences in AIDA mean scores (mean) and standard deviations (SD) between students and PD patients; significance (p) and effect size Cohen's d.
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Students N = 295 |
PD patient sample N = 20 |
Effect size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | P-value | Cohen's d | |
| Diffusion | 88.2 | 33.3 | 121.6 | 26.0 | 0.000 | 1.02 |
| Discontinuity | 37.5 | 14.6 | 50.3 | 13.1 | 0.000 | 0.88 |
| Perspectives | 12.8 | 5.5 | 13.5 | 4.1 | 0.626 | 0.13 |
| Relationships | 11.5 | 6.9 | 18.5 | 9.2 | 0.000 | 0.99 |
| Emotional Self Experience | 13.1 | 5.8 | 18.4 | 4.7 | 0.000 | 0.93 |
| Incoherence | 50.7 | 20.5 | 71.3 | 16.6 | 0.000 | 1.02 |
| Consistency | 18.7 | 8.4 | 26.6 | 6.7 | 0.000 | 0.95 |
| Autonomy | 18.2 | 8.5 | 24.8 | 8.2 | 0.001 | 0.78 |
| Cognitive Self Experience | 13.8 | 6.3 | 19.9 | 6.1 | 0.000 | 0.97 |
Effect size: d >0.20 small, >0.50 medium, >0.80 large. Bold letters and numbers were put to distinct the total scale (Diffusion) and primary scales (Incoherence, Discontinuity) and their correspondent coefficients values.