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Using SPSS 20, a paired-‐sample t-‐test was conducted to compare VAS evalua/on in pre-‐session and post-‐session reports. Also, a one-‐way between subjects ANOVA was conducted to
Method
Post
1.63
1.13
1.55
0.90
1.67
0.81
1.62
0.93
7
7
Pre
1.76
1.13
-‐1.02
61
0.313
1.39
0.91
-‐1.46
61
0.150
1.28
0.80
-‐1.18
61
0.242
1.38
1.02
-‐0.44
61
0.658
Surprise
Post
1.94
1.50
1.60
1.26
1.38
0.82
1.41
1.01
6
6
Pre
1.47
0.97
1.43
61
0.159
1.35
0.81
0.62
61
0.536
1.46
0.91
2.27
61
0.027
1.44
0.96
-‐0.47
61
Sixty-‐two
par/cipants
(volunteer
students
aged
from
Loneliness
0.643
5
5
Post
1.34
0.79
1.31
0.71
1.28
0.76
1.49
1.16
18
to
41,
mean
of
24.89;
17
men)
used
BL
4
/mes,
1
per
week,
along
1
month.
4
4
Before
and
a]er
each
session,
par/cipants
fulfilled:
Post
Session
1
Post
Session
2
Post
Session
3
Post
Session
4
Sessions
There
was
not
a
significant
effect
of
MC
on
3
3
-‐
VAS
(Visual
Analogue
Scale):
“Tell
us
how
you
feel
Mean
σ
Mean
σ
Mean
σ
Mean
σ
F
(1,
61)
p
Sessions
at
the
p<.05
level
[F(1,
61)=1.84,
Mood
Change
5.25
1.04
5.47
0.97
5.17
0.99
5.15
1.04
1.84
0.144
2
2
each
of
these
emoJons
at
this
moment”
(1=
Nothing
at
p=0.144].
That
means
that
during
all
all;
2=
Very
licle;
3=
Licle;
4=
Something;
5=
Quite;
6=
sessions,
par/cipants
report
the
same
mood
1
1
Much;
7=
Completely),
assessing
several
posi/ve
and
Mood
Change
changes.
Pre
Post
Pre
Post
nega/ve
emo/ons:
Joy,
Relax,
Vigor,
Anger,
Anxiety,
7
Boredom,
Exhaus/on,
Sadness,
Surprise,
&
Loneliness.
A]er
each
session,
par/cipants
fulfilled:
6
5
Conclusions
Results
show
sta/s/cally
significant
increases
of
posi/ve
mood
(Joy,
Relax
and
-‐
MC
ques7onnaire
(Mood
Change):
“If
you
compare
4
Vigor)
and
decreases
of
nega/ve
mood
(Anger,
Anxiety,
Exhaus/on,
Boredom)
in
your
mood
before
and
aKer
the
session
of
today,
how
all
sessions
with
BL.
3
do
you
feel
now?”;
1=
Much
worse;
2=
Precy
Worst;
3=
These
results
were
similar
for
the
4
sessions,
with
no
changes
in
the
effec/veness
Worse;
4=
Equal;
5=
Becer;
6=
Precy
Becer;
7=
Much
2
of
BL
along
the
1
month
interven/on.
becer.
1
In
those
sessions
where
the
differences
were
not
significant
(session
2
for
Vigor
&
Session
1
Session
2
Session
3
Session
4
Anger;
session
3
for
Boredom),
there
were
changes
in
the
same
direc/on
of
the
trend
described
(increases
in
posi/ve
mood,
decreases
in
nega/ves).
Besides
this
for
some
VAS
measurements
(Sadness,
Surprise
&
for
Loneliness
in
one
session)
there
were
no
sta/s/cally
significant
changes.
References:
In
addi/on,
users
report
feeling
“Becer“
in
all
sessions
(MC).
Baños,
R.M.,
Botella,
C.,
Etchmendy,
E.
y
Farfallini,
L.
(2012).
Earth
of
wellbeing:
a
place
to
live
posi/ve
emo/ons.
Studies
in
health
technology
and
informaJcs,
181,
310-‐313.
A
PT
could
be
defined
as
the
combina/on
of
Posi/ve
Psychology
objec/ves
with
enhancements
of
Informa/on
and
Communica/on
Technologies
Botella,
C.,
Riva,
G.,
Gaggioli,
A.,
Wiederhold,
B.K.,
Alcaniz,
M.
y
Baños,
R.M.
(2012).
The
Present
and
Future
of
Posi/ve
Technologies.
Cyberpsychology,
Behavior
And
Social
Networking,
15(2),
78-‐84.
(ICTs),
with
the
aim
to
use
technology
to
enhance
the
features
of
our
personal
experience,
increasing
wellness,
genera/ng
strengths
and
resilience
Riva,
G.,
Baños,
R.,
Botella,
C.,
Wiederhold,
B.K.
&
Gaggioli,
A.
(2012).
Posi/ve
Technology:
Using
Interac/ve
Technologies
to
Promote
Posi/ve
Func/oning.
Cyberpsychology,
Behavior
And
Social
Networking,
15(2),
69-‐77.
(Riva
et
al.,
2012).
As
well,
BL
could
be
considered
as
a
useful
PT,
to
help
users
to
achieve
posi/ve
emo/onal
states
and
wellness
in
the
short
term.