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Table 4 Simple main effects of coffin-lying on the dependent variables

From: Exploring the impacts of a coffin-lying experience on life and death attitudes of medical and nursing students: preliminary findings

Source of variation

SS

df

MS

F

P a

Love and care

Group (A factor)

 Pre-test

0.182

1

0.182

0.261

0.610

 Post-test

2.960

1

2.960

4.250*

0.040

 Follow-up test

0.545

1

0.545

0.783

0.377

 Residual

275.796

396

.696

Time (B factor)

 Experiment group

0.814

1.973

0.413

2.804

0.095

 Control group

0.665

1.853

0.359

2.437

0.120

 Residual

36.967

250.834

.147

Feeling of existence

Group (A factor)

 Pre-test

0.627

1

0.627

0.556

0.456

 Post-test

1.950

1

1.950

1.727

0.190

 Follow-up test

0.234

1

0.234

0.2074

0.649

 Residual

450.678

396

1.128

Time (B factor)

 Experiment group

2.144

2

1.072

5.134**

0.006

 Control group

0.790

2

0.395

1.891

0.153

 Residual

55.144

264

0.209

Fear of death

Group (A factor)

 Pre-test

0.119

1

0.119

0.1999

0.655

 Post-test

2.867

1

2.867

4.818*

0.029

 Follow-up test

3.104

1

3.104

5.216*

0.023

 Residual

235.66

396

0.595

Time (B factor)

 Experiment group

3.522

1.636

2.153

14.567***

0.000

 Control group

0.296

1.824

0.162

1.096

0.296

 Residual

34.147

230.963

0.148

Death avoidance

Group (A factor)

 Pre-test

0.670

1

0.670

1.052

0.306

 Post-test

6.664

1

6.664

10.468**

0.001

 Follow-up test

3.739

1

3.739

5.873*

0.016

 Residual

252.099

396

0.637

Time (B factor)

 Experiment group

3.265

2

1.632

9.951***

0.000

 Control group

0.182

2

0.091

0.555

0.575

 Residual

43.3

264

0.164

  1. * p < 0.05 ** p < 0.01 *** p < 0.001, SS, sum of squares, DF degree of freedo, MS mean sum of squares
  2. a Adjustment for multiple comparisons: Bonferroni