Table 3 Study 2 participants’ demographics.
Communal (N = 56) | Control (N = 60) | Statistics p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | |||
Mean (SD) | 39.1 (10.5) | 44.3 (11.9) | W = 1261a |
Median [Min, Max] | 38.0 [21.0, 68.0] | 43.0 [26.0, 76.0] | p = 0.020 |
Sex | |||
Female | 19 (33.9%) | 20 (33.3%) | x2 = 0.000 |
Male | 37 (66.1%) | 40 (66.7%) | p = 1.000b |
Latino/Hispanic | |||
Mean (SD) | 1.86 (0.353) | 1.97 (0.181) | x2 = 3.129 |
Median [Min, Max] | 2.00 [1.00, 2.00] | 2.00 [1.00, 2.00] | p = 0.076b |
Ethnicity | |||
Asian | 1 (1.8%) | 1 (1.7%) | |
Black | 3 (5.4%) | 2 (3.3%) | |
Mixed | 3 (5.4%) | 4 (6.7%) | |
Other | 3 (5.4%) | 0 (0%) | |
White | 45 (80.4%) | 53 (88.3%) | |
Missing | 1 (1.8%) | 0 (0%) | |
Employment status | |||
Due to start a new job within the next month | 1 (1.8%) | 2 (3.3%) | |
Full-Time | 37 (66.1%) | 34 (56.7%) | |
Not in paid work (e.g. homemaker’, 'retired or disabled) | 1 (1.8%) | 8 (13.3%) | |
Part-Time | 4 (7.1%) | 8 (13.3%) | |
Unemployed (and job seeking) | 2 (3.6%) | 1 (1.7%) | |
Missing | 11 (19.6%) | 7 (11.7%) | |
Musical training (years) | |||
Mean (SD) | 0.857 (1.42) | 1.40 (1.72) | W = 1411.5a |
Median [Min, Max] | 0 [0, 4.00] | 0 [0, 4.00] | p = 0.093 |
Times you experienced the song you listened to in a communal setting in the past year | |||
0 | 0 (0%) | 60 (100%) | p < 0.001b |
1–3 times | 35 (62.5%) | 0 (0%) | |
4–6 times | 10 (17.9%) | 0 (0%) | |
7–10 times | 3 (5.4%) | 0 (0%) | |
+ 10 times | 8 (14.3%) | 0 (0%) | |
Symptom Checklist – 27 | |||
Depressive symptoms | |||
Mean (SD) | 0.575 (0.694) | 0.743 (0.714) | W = 1366a |
Median [Min, Max] | 0.400 [0, 3.00] | 0.600 [0, 3.40] | p = 0.079 |
Vegetative symptoms | |||
Mean (SD) | 0.779 (0.570) | 0.933 (0.571) | W = -1385.5a |
Median [Min, Max] | 0.600 [0, 2.40] | 0.900 [0, 2.60] | p = 0.101 |
Agoraphobic symptoms | |||
Mean (SD) | 0.545 (0.676) | 0.588 (0.782) | W = 1691a |
Median [Min, Max] | 0.250 [0, 3.00] | 0.375 [0, 3.50] | p = 0.951 |
Social phobia symptoms | |||
Mean (SD) | 1.19 (0.855) | 1.16 (0.822) | W = 1708a |
Median [Min, Max] | 1.00 [0, 3.60] | 1.00 [0, 3.20] | p = 0.878 |
Pain symptoms | |||
Mean (SD) | 1.13 (0.589) | 1.38 (0.538) | t = -2.398c |
Median [Min, Max] | 1.20 [0, 2.40] | 1.40 [0.400, 3.00] | p = 0.018 |
Global Severity Index | |||
Mean (SD) | 0.855 (0.543) | 0.976 (0.496) | W = 1440a |
Median [Min, Max] | 0.750 [0, 2.29] | 0.896 [0.208, 2.54] | p = 0.185 |
