TABLE 1.
Average participant self-report ratings for each time condition per group (means and standard deviations).
| Variable | Water-liliesa |
Bentob |
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| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||||
| Negative mood | M (SD) | 3.08 | (1.32) | 2.75 | (1.36) | 2.95 | (1.53) | 2.64 | (1.60) |
| Positive mood | M (SD) | 4.31 | (1.39) | 4.75 | (1.18) | 4.69 | (1.24) | 4.86 | (1.34) |
| Anxiety | M (SD) | 3.60 | (1.18) | 3.19 | (1.16) | 3.31 | (1.32) | 3.09 | (1.24) |
| Loneliness | M (SD) | 3.49 | (1.10) | 3.32 | (0.93) | 3.50 | (0.93) | 3.34 | (0.97) |
| Life satisfaction | M (SD) | 4.54 | (1.28) | 4.95 | (1.30) | 4.52 | (1.21) | 4.41 | (1.40) |
| Wellbeing | M (SD) | 4.26 | (1.12) | 4.49 | (1.11) | 4.41 | (1.14) | 4.66 | (1.14) |
Na = 36, Nb = 42, (see exclusion criteria). For a positive impact to occur, negative mood, anxiety, and loneliness should decrease whereas positive mood, satisfaction with life and wellbeing should increase.