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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 2015 May 13;49(0 0):84–93. doi: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2015.05.001

Table 3.

Mean Scores and Standard Deviations (in brackets) for the three initial bias groups: AB Toward, AB Away and No Bias for pre- and post-ABM assessment periods for scores on the Anxiety/Discomfort Scale for those in the ABM-Active and ABM-control groups. d refers to Cohen’s d values.

Pre-ABM Post-ABM Pre to post change
AB Towards
 ABM-Active 63.1 (11.3) 48.9 (9.1) t(26) = 5.4, p < .001, d = 1.04
 ABM-Control 59.7 (11.9) 65.0 (8.1) t(16) = −2.21,p < .001, d = 0.54
t(42) < 1 t(42) = −6.0
P < .87 p < .001
d = 0.29 d = −1.90
AB Away
 ABM-Active 56.9 (5.7) 62.9 (6.9) t(17) = −4.6, p < .001, d = 1.09
 ABM-Control 65.0 (8.3) 63.4 (6.3) t(17) < 1, p < .37, d = 0.22
t(34) = −3.4 t(34) < 1
p < .002 p < .98
d = −1.1 d = −0.10
No Bias
 ABM-Active 54.4 (11.2) 51.5 (14.4) t(20) = 1.1, p < .288, d = .24
 ABM-Control 60.7 (9.6) 60.7 (12.4) t(25) > 1, p < .99, d = 0.0
t(45) = −2.1 t(45) = −2.4
p < .044 p < .022
d = −0.60 d = −0.68