Table 1 Characteristics of trial participants across study arms.

From: Measuring the effect of short, animated storytelling videos to boost psychological capital in US adults: a randomized controlled trial

 

PsyCap-SAS

APC-SAS

Do-nothing exposed

Do-nothing unexposed

p-value (ANOVA or chi-square)

N

2102

2083

2267

2160

 

Age, mean (SD)

40.7 (13.5)

40.4 (13.3)

40.5 (13.3)

40.6 (13.4)

0.88

Sex

    

0.41

 Female

1237 (58.8%)

1249 (60.0%)

1283 (56.6%)

1280 (59.3%)

 

 Male

854 (40.6%)

821 (39.4%)

969 (42.7%)

867 (40.1%)

 

 Missing

11 (0.5%)

13 (0.6%)

15 (0.7%)

13 (0.6%)

 

Highest education level completed

    

0.96

 High school/GED or less

378 (18.0%)

395 (19.0%)

426 (18.8%)

400 (18.5%)

 

 Technical/community college

303 (14.4%)

287 (13.8%)

332 (14.6%)

307 (14.2%)

 

 Undergraduate degree

740 (35.2%)

739 (35.5%)

832 (36.7%)

782 (36.2%)

 

 Graduate degree or higher

401 (19.1%)

391 (18.8%)

404 (17.8%)

405 (18.8%)

 

 Missing

280 (13.3%)

271 (13.0%)

273 (12.0%)

266 (12.3%)

 

Ethnicity

    

0.96

 White

1334 (63.5%)

1315 (63.1%)

1409 (62.2%)

1365 (63.2%)

 

 Black

293 (13.9%)

278 (13.3%)

337 (14.9%)

309 (14.3%)

 

 Asian

204 (9.7%)

230 (11.0%)

230 (10.1%)

225 (10.4%)

 

 Mixed

148 (7.0%)

156 (7.5%)

171 (7.5%)

148 (6.9%)

 

 Other

99 (4.7%)

85 (4.1%)

99 (4.4%)

91 (4.2%)

 

Missing

24 (1.1%)

19 (0.9%)

21 (0.9%)

22 (1.0%)

 

 Country of birth

    

0.77

 Within the US

1856 (88.3%)

1838 (88.2%)

2006 (88.5%)

1900 (88.0%)

 

 Outside of the US

229 (10.9%)

225 (10.8%)

246 (10.9%)

248 (11.5%)

 

 Missing

17 (0.8%)

20 (1.0%)

15 (0.7%)

12 (0.6%)

 

Language

    

0.38

 English

1964 (93.4%)

1922 (92.3%)

2091 (92.2%)

1989 (92.1%)

 

 Other language

125 (5.9%)

136 (6.5%)

149 (6.6%)

148 (6.9%)

 

 Missing

13 (0.6%)

25 (1.2%)

27 (1.2%)

23 (1.1%)

 

Household income

    

0.85

 < $20,000

188 (8.9%)

167 (8.0%)

208 (9.2%)

191 (8.8%)

 

 $20,000-$49,999

397 (18.9%)

379 (18.2%)

437 (19.3%)

414 (19.2%)

 

 $50,000–$99,999

632 (30.1%)

600 (28.8%)

657 (29.0%)

630 (29.2%)

 

 $100,000–$149,999

302 (14.4%)

304 (14.6%)

309 (13.6%)

298 (13.8%)

 

 $150,000 +

171 (8.1%)

185 (8.9%)

200 (8.8%)

207 (9.6%)

 

 Missing

412 (19.6%)

448 (21.5%)

456 (20.1%)

420 (19.4%)

 

Political affiliation

    

0.43

 Democrat

758 (36.1%)

718 (34.5%)

771 (34.0%)

788 (36.5%)

 

 Republican

303 (14.4%)

305 (14.6%)

354 (15.6%)

317 (14.7%)

 

 Independent/None/Other

568 (27.0%)

586 (28.1%)

649 (28.6%)

555 (25.7%)

 

 Missing

473 (22.5%)

474 (22.8%)

493 (21.7%)

500 (23.1%)

 

Student status

    

0.93

 No

1467 (69.8%)

1447 (69.5%)

1589 (70.1%)

1515 (70.1%)

 

 Yes

286 (13.6%)

286 (13.7%)

324 (14.3%)

303 (14.0%)

 

 Missing

349 (16.6%)

350 (16.8%)

354 (15.6%)

342 (15.8%)

 

Long term health condition or disability

    

0.20

 No

1269 (60.4%)

1245 (59.8%)

1366 (60.3%)

1301 (60.2%)

 

 Yes

602 (28.6%)

561 (26.9%)

653 (28.8%)

614 (28.4%)

 

 Missing

231 (11.0%)

277 (13.3%)

248 (10.9%)

245 (11.3%)