Group | Variable | Pre Test | Post Test | t | P | ||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||||
Intervention | Enjoyment of Humor | 11.17 | 3.6 | 15.22 | 4.11 | -4.59 | P<0.001 |
Laughter | 10.17 | 2.75 | 18.11 | 3.1 | -7.83 | P<0.001 | |
Verbal Humor | 8.94 | 1.55 | 12.72 | 3.1 | -4.73 | P<0.001 | |
Finding Humor in Everyday Life | 14.28 | 3.34 | 17.5 | 3.26 | -4.19 | P<0.01 | |
Laughing at Yourself | 13.11 | 2.85 | 19.33 | 3.43 | -6.36 | P<0.001 | |
Humor Under Stress | 14.61 | 4.57 | 18.22 | 4.49 | -2.54 | P≤0.05 | |
Total Humor | 72.28 | 13.62 | 101.11 | 17.06 | -6.77 | P<0.001 | |
Control | Enjoyment of Humor | 11.15 | 2.85 | 11.05 | 3 | 0.35 | 0.733 |
Laughter | 12.1 | 3.92 | 12.45 | 3.39 | -1.68 | 0.11 | |
Verbal Humor | 9.85 | 3.39 | 10 | 3.18 | -0.9 | 0.379 | |
Finding Humor in Everyday Life | 15.5 | 3.52 | 14.65 | 3.84 | 1.56 | 0.135 | |
Laughing at Yourself | 15.65 | 4.48 | 15.7 | 4.07 | -0.22 | 0.825 | |
Humor Under Stress | 13.55 | 5.26 | 13.9 | 4.85 | -1.32 | 0.201 | |
Total Humor | 77.8 | 17.63 | 77.75 | 16.82 | 0.06 | 0.951 |