Light at the end of the bottle: flourishing in people recovering from alcohol problems

Figures & data

Table 1. Comparing flourishing scores between people with alcohol dependence and people with mental health problems

		Mentally Ill	Alcohol Dependence	z Score	p Value	Effect Size (r)
	N	130	107
Total PERMA	M	62.57	86.47	5.97	.001	.39
	SD	32.48	22.48
Positive Emotion	M	11.36	17.13	6.47	.001	.42
	SD	6.61	5.32
Engagement	M	13.28	16.94	4.32	.001	.28
	SD	7.25	4.94
Relationships	M	12.28	17.41	5.34	.001	.35
	SD	7.68	5.59
Meaning	M	11.92	17.41	6.11	.001	.40
	SD	7.21	5.63
Accomplishments	M	13.27	17.68	5.20	.001	.34
	SD	6.83	5.29
Physical Health	M	12.16	15.24	3.66	.001	.24
	SD	6.91	5.43
Negative Emotion	M	19.59	15.68	4.57	.001	.30
	SD	5.51	6.16
Loneliness	M	6.64	4.61	−5.46	.001	−.36
	SD	2.71	2.56
Overall Happiness	M	3.92	6.07
	SD	2.61	1.93	6.59	.001	.43

M = Mean total score, SD = Standard Deviation.

Table 2. Comparing flourishing scores between people with alcohol dependence and gym attenders

		Gym Attenders	Alcohol Dependence	z Score	p Value	Effect Size (r)
	N	185	107
Total PERMA	M	113.09	86.47	−8.87	.001	−.52
	SD	21.27	22.48
Positive Emotion	M	22.12	17.13	−7.74	.001	−.45
	SD	4.58	5.32
Engagement	M	22.47	16.94	−8.08	.001	−.47
	SD	4.86	4.94
Relationships	M	22.18	17.41	−6.94	.001	−.41
	SD	5.83	5.59
Meaning	M	23.02	17.41	−7.71	.001	−.45
	SD	4.88	5.63
Accomplishments	M	23.30	17.68	−8.35	001	−.49
	SD	4.30	5.29
Physical Health	M	22.95	15.24	−10.20	.001	−.60
	SD	4.47	5.43
Negative Emotion	M	10.06	15.68	6.70	.001	.39
	SD	6.02	6.16
Loneliness	M	3.19	4.61	4.40	.001	.26
	SD	2.889	2.56
Overall Happiness	M	7.61	6.07	−6.65	.001	−.39
	SD	2.08	1.93

M = Mean total score, SD = Standard Deviation.