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Table 7. Testing the significance of the difference in key variables between three groups of
participants (no interaction, minimal interaction, and meaningful interaction) at each time point
df Mean Square F Sig.
Time 1
Anxiety 2 (58) 0.01 (1.29) 0.01 0.99
Depression 2 (59) 0.02 (1.14) 0.02 0.98
Loneliness
(UCLA)
2 (59) 0.14 (1.03) 0.14 0.87
Loneliness
(Howatt)
2 (59) 0.59 (0.92) 0.64 0.53
Perceived
Isolation
2 (59) 0.16 (1.18) 0.14 0.87
Time 2
Anxiety 2 (57) 0.74 (1.01) 0.69 0.50
Depression 2 (58) 0.03 (1.08) 0.03 0.97
Loneliness
(UCLA)
2 (57) 0.36 (1.02) 0.35 0.70
Loneliness
(Howatt)
2 (59) 0.26 (1.00) 0.25 0.77
Perceived
Isolation
2 (56) 0.67 (1.12) 0.60 0.55
Time 3
Anxiety 2 (58) 0.36 (0.66) 0.55 0.58
Depression 2 (59) 0.72 (0.79) 0.91 0.41
Loneliness
(UCLA)
2 (58) 0.18 (1.00) 0.18 0.83
Loneliness
(Howatt)
2 (57) 0.13 (0.89) 0.15 0.86
Perceived
Isolation
2 (57) 0.84 (0.74) 1.13 0.33
