Expectation
anxiety
Most participants’ expectations of IP were met. Seven participants reported that their expectations were fulfilled, with three of them claiming it was exceeded. Some, however, reported initial skepticism and therefore lower expectations, which were then easier to be met:“I would say, exceeded, yes. Well, simply because of the skepticism that I had in the beginning. Or I underestimated that it can really work, maybe it is better to say it like that.” (IP; Subject 16)Similarly, almost all OLP participants reported fulfilled expectations. Again, initially low expectations were existent in this group:“I must say almost more than I would have thought. […] Somehow, I had the feeling my anxiety is too big that it could have a big effect. But in the end, I think it helped me and gave me a certain security, also in myself. And from that point of view, I would say it was more than I expected initially.” (OLP; Subject 8)