Table 4.
Descriptive and inferential statistical indices for chronic stress, vital exhaustion and symptoms of depression, at pre- and posttest, separately for motivation high (Mhigh), motivation low (Mlow), and for the control group (CG).
| Time Points | Factors | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pretest | Post-test | Time | Group | Time × Group Interaction | ||||||||
| Mhigh | Mlow | CG | Mhigh | Mlow | CG | |||||||
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | F | ηp 2 | F | ηp 2 | F | ηp 2 | |
| Chronic stress | 0.34 (0.12) |
0.26 (0.12) |
0.25 (0.11) |
0.31 (0.14) |
0.31 (0.12) |
0.29 (0.13) |
1.91 | 0.015 [T] | 2.76 | 0.043 [S] | 6.17 ** | 0.091 [M] |
| Vital exhaustion | 5.84 (3.91) |
4.33 (3.19) |
3.51 (3.39) |
3.84 (3.14) |
5.20 (3.60) |
3.78 (3.89) |
1.16 | 0.009 [T] | 1.99 | 0.031 [S] | 9.66 *** | 0.135 [M] |
| Symptoms of depression | 13.87 (8.42) |
10.83 (5.39) |
8.48 (4.44) |
9.59 (7.90) |
9.76 (5.35) |
7.92 (5.43) |
12.72 *** | 0.093 [M] | 5.21 ** | 0.078 [M] | 4.52 * | 0.068 [M] |
Notes: NMhigh = 32, NMlow = 30, NCG = 65; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001; [T] = trivial effect size, [S] = small effect size, [M] = medium effect size.