Table 2.
Mean scores of psychological well-being scale and quality of life questionnaire in visually impaired dancers compared with visually impaired athletes practicing different sports.
| Variables | Dance Mean ± SD (SEM) |
Other Sports Mean ± SD (SEM) |
t | df | p ** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychological well-being # | |||||
| Autonomy | 12.9 ± 1.20 (0.263) | 11.70 ± 2.14 (0.413) | 2.388 | 46 | 0.021 |
| Environmental mastery | 12.29 ± 2.05 (0.448) | 10.52 ± 2.33 (0.448) | 2.746 | 46 | 0.009 |
| Personal growth | 13.19 ± 2.06 (0.450) | 13.04 ± 1.95 (0.375) | 0.264 | 46 | 0.793 |
| Positive relations with others | 9.57 ± 2.84 (0.619) | 8.44 ± 2.15 (0.415) | 1.565 | 46 | 0.124 |
| Purpose in life | 10.86 ± 3.65 (0.797) | 10.11 ± 2.66 (0.513) | 0.819 | 46 | 0.417 |
| Self-acceptance | 13.48 ± 2.79 (0.608) | 11.30 ± 2.76 (0.531) | 2.705 | 46 | 0.010 |
| Total score | 72.33 ± 8.29 (1.810) | 65.11 ± 5.91 (1.138) | 3.522 | 46 | <0.001 |
| Quality of life * | |||||
| Physical | 54.47 ± 4.27 (0.932) | 51.57 ± 5.36 (1.031) | 2.027 | 46 | 0.048 |
| Mental | 51.83 ± 8.36 (1.824) | 46.49 ± 8.85 (1.703) | 2.127 | 46 | 0.039 |
SD, standard deviation; SEM, standard error of the mean; df, degrees of freedom. # Assessed by 18-item Psychological Well-Being (PWB-18) scale. * Assessed by Short Form-12 (SF-12) questionnaire. ** Unpaired Student’s t-test.