The benefits of participating in improvisational comedy: a global confirmatory survey study

Figures & data

Table 1. Percentages of impact of improv domains.

	Percent
Domain	Agreed	Neither agreed nor disagreed	Disagreed
Improv added value to my life	98	1	2
Socialisation	76	16	7
Communication	86	9	5
Enjoy the company of other improvisers	91	3	6
Wanting the same as others	77	17	6

Table 2. Median scores on perceived impact of Improv and trustworthiness of improve partner by participant characteristics – gender, ethnicity, and geographic location.

		Gender			Ethnicity			Geographic location
		Male	Female	Z-Score	Caucasian	Other ethnicity	Z-Score	Europe	North America	Rest of the world	Kruskall-Wallis H
N		66	57		101	25		44	56	25
Median ratings (min-max) on Impact of Improv	Added value to their life	3.00	3.00	−1.54	3.00	3.00	−0.58	3.00	3.00	3.00	1.16
	Socialization	3.00	3.00	−1.59	3.00	3.00	−0.88	3.00	3.00	3.00	0.90
	Communication	3.00	3.00	−1.56	3.00	3.00	−1.17	3.00	3.00	3.00	0.36
	Enjoying others	3.00	3.00	−0.67	3.00	3.00	−1.18	3.00	3.00	3.00	4.97
	Wanting the same	3.00	3.00	−0.22	3.00	3.00	−1.56	3.00	3.00	3.00	5.33
	Relaxation (company member)	2.00	2.00	−0.85	2.00	2.00	−0.02	2.00	2.00	2.00	0.36
	Relaxation (guest)	2.00	2.00	−1.08	2.00	2.00	−0.10	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.92
Median score (min-max) on trustworthiness		3.00	3.00	−0.37	3.00	3.00	−1.40	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.03

* = p < 0.05 ** = p < 0.01 *** = p < 0.001

Table 3. Median scores on perceived impact of Improv and trustworthiness of scene partner by participant characteristics – improv involvement.

		Primary Type of improv involvement
		Attends classes	Teaches	Performs	Rehearses with improv group	Produces improv events	Kruskall-Wallis H
N		19	27	35	39	6
Median score (min-max) on Impact of Improv	Added value to their life	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	6.98
	Socialization	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.80
	Communication				3.00	3.00	1.65
	Enjoying other	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	5.86
	Wanting the same	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	4.28
	Relaxation (company member)	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.48
	Relaxation (guest)	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	4.64
Median score (min-max) on trustworthiness		3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	10.76*

* = p < 0.05 ** = p < 0.01 *** = p < 0.001

Table 4. Median scores on perceived impact of Improv by trustworthiness of their scene partner.

		Trustworthiness of scene partner
		Never or just sometimes	Half the time	Most or all of the time	Kruskall-Wallis H
N		7	22	95
Median score (min-max) on Impact of Improv	Added value to their life	3.00	3.00	3.00	5.35
	Socialization	2.00	3.00	3.00	6.82*
	Communication	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.63
	Enjoying others	3.00	3.00	3.00	9.15*
	Wanting the same	2.00	3.00	3.00	14.47**
	Relaxation (company members)	1.00	2.00	2.00	9.69**
	Relaxation (guest)	1.00	1.50	2.00	6.63*

* = p < 0.05 ** = p < 0.01 *** = p < 0.001