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Table 3
Comparing mean (sd) scores for DASS-depression, DASS-anxiety and DASS-stress subscales between experimental group (n = 60) and control group (n = 58) (repeated measure anova)
		Experimental group n = 60	Control group n = 58

DASS-depression subscales	Time	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	F stat. (df)^a	p value

Dysphoria	Pre	1.0 (0.59)	0.7 (0.78)	6.810 (1;116)	0.010
	Post	0.6 (0.61)	0.8 (0.83)
Devaluation of Life	Pre	0.8 (1.06)	0.9 (1.14)	1.659 (1;116)	0.200
	Post	0.6 (0.82)	1.0 (1.27)
Hopelessness	Pre	0.6 (0.62)	0.8 (0.92)	0.811 (1;116)	0.370
	Post	0.4 (0.52)	0.7 (0.87)
Self Deprecation	Pre	0.8 (0.70)	0.8 (0.81)	3.201 (1;116)	0.076
	Post	0.6 (0.62)	0.8 (0.80)
Anhedonia	Pre	0.8 (0.77)	0.6 (0.73)	0.874 (1;116)	0.352
	Post	0.6 (0.76)	0.6 (0.77)
Inertia	Pre	1.1 (0.71)	1.0 (0.79)	0.882 (1;116)	0.350
	Post	0.9 (0.65)	0.8 (0.87)

DASS-anxiety subscales

Subjective Anxiety	Pre	0.7 (0.89)	0.7 (0.12)	7.058 (1;116)	0.007
	Post	0.5 (0.77)	1.2 (1.30)
Situational Anxiety	Pre	1.0 (0.76)	1.2 (1.02)	4.009 (1;116)	0.048
	Post	0.8 (0.62)	1.3 (0.96)
Skeletal Muscle Effect	Pre	0.5 (0.68)	0.5 (0.82)	0.469 (1;116)	0.495
	Post	0.3 (0.54)	0.5 (0.68)
Autonomic Arousal	Pre	2.2 (1.58)	2.4 (1.68)	3.791 (1;116)	0.054
	Post	1.3 (1.43)	2.1 (1.64)

DASS-stress subscales

Difficulty Relaxing	Pre	1.9 (1.14)	1.8 (1.38)	0.102 (1;116)	0.750
	Post	1.6 (0.72)	1.5 (1.22)
Nervous Arousal	Pre	0.9 (0.77)	1.0 (0.90)	5.778 (1;116)	0.018
	Post	0.6 (0.59)	1.1 (0.81)
Easily Upset	Pre	1.0 (0.68)	1.6 (0.81)	4.042 (1;116)	0.047
	Post	0.9 (0.70)	1.1 (0.97)
Irritable	Pre	1.9 (1.16)	2.3 (1.41)	0.127 (1;116)	0.722
	Post	1.4 (1.03)	1.9 (1.51)

^atime and group interaction effect
Edimansyah et al. Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2008 3:28 doi:10.1186/1745-6673-3-28

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