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Table 8b. Analysis of variance performed to compare the means of 5 ordinal
demographic variables by 7 study factors.
Study Factors Orientation
(df=5)
F p
No. of subjects
condition 1
subjects age
3=13-18; 5=18-60; 6=60+
sex of subjects
1-m; 2-f; 3-mixed
controls matched
1-yes; 2-no
Measurement
method (df=5)
F p
102
Measurement
Form (df=5)
F p
Results
(df=4)
F p
1.03 0.36 0.72 0.58 2.05 0.10 0.81 0.53
1.92 0.16 2.63 0.05 7
5.29 0.00 163
0.35 0.71 0.44 0.78 2.88 0.03 165
2.47 0.06 164
0.92 0.46
0.49 0.62 1.58 0.20 1.39 0.25 0.92 0.45
no. of judges 0.16 0.85 0.34 0.85 0.39 0.82 0.41 0.80
6 personality 3.00 .00 1
163 Studies which used measures of behaviour or content used younger subjects.
Summaries of age group for condition 1 by levels of measurement form
MEASUREMENT FORM Mean Std Dev Cases
For Entire Population 4.80 .75 51
1 objective detail 5.17 .38 18
2 content - theme 4.36 .92 11
3 mixed 1 and 2 5.00 .41 13
4 behaviour 4.00 1.10 6
5 verbal 5.00 .00 2
6 expressive other 5.00 .00 1
164 Therapy groups were younger; groups in studies using criterion measures tended to be older; and studies
finding a patient/nonpatient difference used no adolescents and contained all the older groups.
Summaries of age group condition 1 by levels of result
LEVELS OF RESULT Mean Std Dev Cases
For Entire Population 4.80 .75 51
1 difference in experim'l group1 5.10 .54 21
2 diffs. in subgroups 4.67 .78 12
3 no difference 4.80 .63 10
4 therapy group 4.00 1.15 4
5 noncorrelation/inconsistent 4.50 1.00 4
165 Mixed objective/subjective elements were measured exclusively in mixed groups.
Summaries of sex by levels of measurement form
MEASUREMENT FORM Mean Std Dev Cases
For Entire Population 2.73 .63 51
1 objective detail 2.72 .67 18
2 content - theme 2.64 .68 11
3 mixed 1 and 2 3.00 .00 13
4 behaviour 2.67 .82 6
5 verbal 1.50 .71 2
6 expressive other 3.00 .00 1