Table 3 Pre-post-intervention between and within intervention and control groups scores of emotion regulation, GSE, and self-esteem
Intervention (n = 50) | Control (n = 50) | Student t-test | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | Median | Mean ± SD | Median | |||
Pre-intervention: | ||||||
Reappraisal (max 42) | 23.4 ± 6.6a | 24.00 | 24.2 ± 6.9 | 25.50 | -0.622 | 0.536 |
Suppression (max 28) | 16.3 ± 5.2 b | 17.50 | 15.6 ± 4.6 | 16.00 | 0.676 | 0.501 |
GSE (max 40) | 20.9 ± 7.8c | 19.00 | 21.3 ± 7.2e | 19.50 | -0.240 | 0.811 |
Self-esteem@ (max 50) | 18.0 ± 6.7d | 18.00 | 19.0 ± 6.3f | 18.50 | -0.817 | 0.416 |
Post-intervention: | ||||||
Reappraisal (max 42) | 29.1 ± 8.1a | 33.00 | 24.0 ± 8.8 | 27.50 | 3.022 | 0.003* |
Suppression (max 28) | 8.5 ± 6.4b | 5.00 | 16.1 ± 5.7 | 18.00 | -6.334 | < 0.001* |
GSE (max 40) | 33.1 ± 7.5c | 35.00 | 24.4 ± 7.3e | 25.00 | 5.902 | < 0.001* |
Self-esteem@ (max 50) | 9.9 ± 5.3 d | 7.00 | 15.7 ± 3.8f | 18.00 | -6.328 | < 0.001* |