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Table 2 Pre and post intervention differences

From: Positive Emotions Program for Schizophrenia (PEPS): a pilot intervention to reduce anhedonia and apathy

 

Pre-test

Mean

(sd)

Post-test

Mean

(sd)

t (df); p

Cohen s’d

SANS scale scores

 

Affective flattening or blunting

9.74 (7.43)

9.45 (5.93)

t = .24 (30); p = .82

0.04

Alogia

4.58 (2.87)

4.35 (2.22)

t = .59 (30); p = .56

0.08

Avolition – Apathy*

6.29 (3.82)

4.29 (2.76)

t = 3.84 (30); p = .001

0.57

Anhedonia – Asociality*

11.10 (3.90)

9.26 (3.26)

t = 3.81 (30); p = .001

0.50

Attention

3.42 (2.38)

2.87 (2.73)

t = 1.10 (30); p = .28

0.21

SANS-total score

35.13 (13.70)

30.23 (12.25)

t = 2.48 (30); p = .02

0.38

CDSS total score*

8.39 (4.58)

4.55 (3.72)

t = 4.61 (30); p = .000

0.91

Savoring Belief Inventory total score

4.52 (7.81)

7.81 (8.67)

t = −2.26 (30); p = .03

0.34

  1. *p < .005, Boneferroni correction for multiple tests (8 comparisons)