Table 4 Effect sizes (Cohen d) for the difference in the sum loneliness scores for each arm

From: Evidence-based health messages increase intention to cope with loneliness in Germany: a randomized controlled online trial

Trial arm

T test (df)

Bonferroni adjusted

P values

Effect size (Cohen d)

Edutainment and message versus control

−2.43 (742)

0.11

−0.171

Edutainment versus control

−1.76 (735)

0.50

−0.124

Message versus control

−2.07 (790)

0.46

−0.147

Edutainment and message versus Edutainment

−0.56 (812)

>0.99

−0.039

Edutainment and message versus message

−0.58 (777)

>0.99

−0.040

Edutainment versus message

0.05 (771)

>0.99

0.003