Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of mental health indicators of the Third Half participants compared with non-participants.
| Non-Participants (n = 140) |
Participants (n = 18) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | F | p | |
| Age | 30.94 | 6.79 | 33.24 | 7.82 | 2.93 | 0.088 |
| POMS | ||||||
| Anger | 25.97 | 11.84 | 26.82 | 10.62 | 0.15 | 0.698 |
| Fatigue | 10.54 | 5.71 | 11.61 | 5.77 | 0.96 | 0.328 |
| Vigour | 8.56 | 4.61 | 8.05 | 4.16 | 0.34 | 0.560 |
| Friendship | 14.36 | 4.00 | 14.35 | 4.35 | 0.00 | 0.988 |
| Tension | 9.11 | 5.81 | 9.41 | 5.02 | 0.07 | 0.779 |
| Depression | 6.31 | 5.04 | 8.38 | 5.80 | 4.32 | 0.039 |
| PANAS | ||||||
| Positive Affect | 29.98 | 8.20 | 29.09 | 7.99 | 0.32 | 0.569 |
| Negative Affect | 22.01 | 8.79 | 24.47 | 8.98 | 2.13 | 0.146 |
| STAI | ||||||
| State Anxiety | 30.19 | 12.85 | 34.59 | 10.03 | 3.45 | 0.65 |
| GAD-2_Anxiety | 2.64 | 2.03 | 2.44 | 1.87 | 0.25 | 0.613 |
| % With 2 symptoms | 53% | 50% | ||||
| PHQ-9_Depression | 9.01 | 6.65 | 10.00 | 5.77 | 0.62 | 0.431 |
| % Without symptoms | 29% | 15% | ||||
| % Moderate | 31% | 30% | ||||
| % Moderately severe to severe | 40% | 45% | ||||
Notes: POMS = Profile of Mood States; PANAS = Positive and Negative Affect Scale; STAI = State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; GAD = Generalised Anxiety Disorder; PHQ = Patient Health Questionnaire.