Table 3.
The mean and the SD of change talk and sustain talk by combinations with reactions.
| Motivational Language, Mean (SD) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combination of Comment and Reaction | |||
| Non-Combined | Like | Love | Haha |
| (n = 304) | (n = 49) | (n = 10) | (n = 15) |
| Change Talk (CT) | |||
| 1.24 b (0.99) |
1.24 b (0.78) |
2.60 b (0.97) |
0.67 b (0.72) |
| Sustain Talk (ST) | |||
| 0.54 (0.62) |
0.45 (0.77) |
0.50 (0.85) |
0.80 (0.56) |
| All Motivational Utterances (CT + ST) | |||
| 1.78 a (1.03) |
1.69 a (1.08) |
3.10 a (1.37) |
1.47 a (0.74) |
| The Proportion of Change Talk [CT/(CT + ST)] | |||
| 0.64 a (0.42) |
0.76 a (0.37) |
0.89 a (0.19) |
0.40 a (0.44) |
| The Proportion of Sustain Talk [ST/(CT + ST)] | |||
| 0.36 a (0.42) |
0.24 a (0.37) |
0.11 a (0.19) |
0.60 a (0.44) |
a Significant difference, p < 0.05 (2-tailed). b Highly significant difference, p < 0.001 (2-tailed).