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APA 7 Paragraph
An independent-samples t-test was conducted to compare wellbeing score between Intervention (M = 24.60, SD = 5.20) and Control (M = 20.90, SD = 5.80). Results indicated a statistically significant difference, with Intervention scoring significantly higher than Control, t(58) = 2.60, p = .012, d = 0.67, 95% CI [0.85, 6.55].
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