Table 2 Change in Outcomes After Reading Narratives

From: Identifying therapeutic characteristics of digital social media narratives about suicide: a mixed methods investigation

 

pre-narrative

post-narrative

   

Outcome

M (SD)

M (SD)

t

p-value

Cohen’s d

 

All Narratives (n = 1516)

Suicidal thoughts

5.10 (3.21)

4.72 (3.23)

−8.31

<0.001

−0.21

Connectedness

4.55 (3.01)

5.38 (2.94)

16.29

<0.001

0.42

Optimism

3.89 (2.88)

4.27 (2.88)

9.92

<0.001

0.26

 

Cluster 1 Narratives (n = 203)

Suicidal thoughts

4.77 (3.15)

4.70 (3.18)

−0.75

0.454

−0.05

Connectedness

5.06 (2.97)

5.58 (2.92)

4.49

<0.001

0.32

Optimism

4.16 (2.96)

4.34 (2.90)

2.13

.034

0.15

 

Cluster 2 Narratives (n = 1190)

Suicidal thoughts

4.90 (3.22)

4.57 (3.23)

−7.51

<0.001

−0.22

Connectedness

4.56 (3.01)

5.46 (2.93)

15.21

<0.001

0.44

Optimism

4.01 (2.86)

4.38 (2.88)

8.85

<0.001

0.26

 

Cluster 3 Narratives (n = 123)

Suicidal thoughts

6.98 (2.59)

6.18 (2.86)

−4.12

<0.001

−0.37

Connectedness

3.67 (2.90)

4.35 (2.89)

3.93

<0.001

0.36

Optimism

2.26 (2.34)

3.02 (2.53)

4.18

<0.001

0.38

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