Table 2.
Means and standard error of the mean for EDA during the conversation and self-reported scores (i.e., ease with talking, fun talking, nervousness while talking, boredom while talking) after the conversation with an unfamiliar person and commu between the hugging hugvie condition and the resting as usual condition
| Hugging Hugvie (M, SEM) | Resting as usual (M, SEM) | Statistics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t | df | p | ES(d) | |||
| Conversation with unfamiliar person | ||||||
| EDA (µmho) | 2.63 (1.55) | 3.02 (1.72) | − 1.878 | 9 | 0.093 | 0.64 |
| Self-reported score | ||||||
| Ease with talking | 4.30 (0.26) | 2.60 (0.40) | ||||
| Fun talking | 3.70 (0.40) | 2.60 (0.27) | ||||
| Confidence with talking | 2.90 (0.38) | 1.80 (0.20) | ||||
| Amused while talking | 2.90 (0.43) | 1.90 (0.23) | ||||
| Psychological Stress Total score | 15.30 (1.34) | 11.60 (2.17) | 4.772 | 9 | 0.001** | 0.82 |
| Conversation with CommU | ||||||
| EDA (µmho) | 2.36(1.64) | 2.66 (1.67) | -2.294 | 9 | 0.047* | 0.79 |
| ease with talking | 4.10 (0.23) | 3.10 (0.41) | ||||
| fun talking | 3.70 (0.21) | 2.90 (0.41) | ||||
| confidence with talking | 3.70 (0.34) | 2.60 (0.43) | ||||
| amused while talking | 3.80 (0.36) | 3.00 (0.42) | ||||
| Psychological Stress Total score | 14.20 (2.25) | 9.70 (2.36) | 4.590 | 9 | 0.001** | 0.65 |
M: mean; SEM: standard error of the mean
*p < 0.05
**p < 0.01
EDA Electrodermal activity, ES Effect size