Table 3.

Comparison of the scores of resilience and its subscales in the intervention and control groups before and after the intervention

Various Resilience subscales	Group	Before The Intervention Mean±SD	3 months after The Intervention Mean±SD	P value**
Perceived personal competence	Control	18.90±6.60	19.20±5.40	0.16
	Intervention	16.50±5.60	21.50±5.40	<0.001
	P value	0.51*	0.03*
Trust in one’s instincts and tolerance of negative affects	Control	15.30±0.51	5.60±5	0.13
	Intervention	12.70±3.70	18.60±4.30	<0.001
	P value	0.002*	<0.001***
Positive acceptance of change and secure relationships	Control	11.60±3.30	12±3.60	0.007
	Intervention	9.90±3.70	13.20±3.40	<0.001
	P value	0.01*	<0.001***
Sense of control	Control	6.50±3.30	6.60±3.30	0.71
	Intervention	6.10±2.70	8.10±2.40	<0.001
	P value	0.40*	0.006*
Spiritual influences	Control	5.70±2.10	5.70±2	0.70
	Intervention	5±2.30	5.80±1.70	<0.001
	P value	0.08*	0.92*
Total	Control	58.20±16.90	59.20±16.70	0.006
	Intervention	50.50±14.90	67.30±15.20	<0.001
	P value	0.009*	<0.001***

^*Independent t-test;

^**Paired t-test;

^***Analysis of covariance