Table 4 Overview of subscales of Profile of Mood States (POMS)

Depression/anxiety

t (11)=2.698, p = .021*, d_z = 0.73

t (11)=2.007, p = .070

t (11)=4.201, p = .001, d_z = 1.21

Hostility

t (11)=1.605, p = .137

t (11)=2.166, p = .053

t (11)=3.895, p = .002, d_z = 1.12

Fatigue

t (11)=2.538, p = .028*, d_z = 0.73

t (11)= − 0.192, p = .851

t (11)=0.967, p = .354

Vigor

t (11)=1.575, p = .143

t (11)=3.178, p = .009*, d_z = 0.91

t (11)=2.726, p = .020*, d_z = 0.79