Table 5. Indicators of relational and cognitive change as well as agreement broken out by initiative

	Working Groups		Advisory Councils		p
Items	N	Mean†	N	Mean†	value††
Relational change
As a result of the involvement process, I have better working relationships with the other participants.	123	1.68 (0.70)	39	2.00 (0.61)	0.006
As a result of the involvement process, I feel part of a group trying to solve a common problem.	129	1.60 (0.72)	42	1.98 (0.75)	0.002
I would be happy to work again with the same participants in a similar involvement process.	129	1.54 (0.69)	43	1.79 (0.74)	0.036
Cognitive change
As a result of the involvement process, I have a better understanding of water resources and RBM.	127	1.47 (0.70)	44	1.48 (0.63)	0.736
As a result of the involvement process, I have a better understanding of the concerns and interests of other participants.	127	1.64 (0.66)	44	1.66 (0.64)	0.799
As a result of the process, I altered my views about important issues and problems for water resources and RBM.	128	2.37 (0.94)	43	2.49 (1.03)	0.567
Agreement
The involvement process contributed to the development of a common view among the participants of the current status of the RBD as well as immediate problems and their causes.	126	1.75 (0.73)	35	2.34 (0.87)	0.000

^† Means based on four-point response scale, ranging from 1 = strongly agree to 4 = strongly disagree, standard deviation in brackets; ^†† Significant at p < 0.01.