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. 2024 Mar 1;24:174. doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-05411-6

Table 3.

Analyses of repeated measures, plus reliable change index (RCI) scores for hope, anger-hostility, anxiety, interpersonal sensibility, and depression

Mean (SD) n (%)b
Outcome Domains Group T1 T2 T3 Time*group Within-subjects Post hoca T1
vs. T2
T1
vs. T3
T2
vs. T3
RI RT RI RT RI RT
Hopec MSC 19.52 (2.50) 26.96 (1.94) 26.64 (2.03) F (2–90) = 87.89, p < .001, η2 = .66 F (2–48) = 153.75, p < .001, η2 = .88

T1 < T2

T1 < T3

T2 = T3

22 (88%) 0 (0%) 22 (88%) 0 (0%) 1 (4%) 1 (4%)
TAU 20.13(3.65) 19.54(3.24) 19.09 (2.26) F (2–42) = 2.04, P = .14, η2 = .09

T1 = T2

T1 = T3

T2 = T3

0 (0%) 0(0%) 0(0%) 1 (4.5%) 0 (0%) 2 (9%)
Anger-Hostilityc MSC 1.15 (0.41) .39 (0.21) .49 (0.35) F (2–90) = 43.42, p < .001, η2 = .49 F (2–48) = 40.24, p < .001, η2 = .71

T1 > T2

T1 > T3

T2 = T3

16 (64%) 0 (0%) 14 (56%) 0 (0%) 5 (20%) 12 (48%)
TAU 0.97 (0.53) 1.14 (0.56) 1.10 (0.55) F (2–42) = 7.16, P = .01, η2 = .43

T1 < T2

T1 < T3

T2 = T3

0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (4.5%) 0 (0%) 1 (4.5%)
Anxietyc MSC 1.39 (0.52) 0.48 (0.25) 0.53(0.31) F (2–90) = 35.19, p < .001, η2 = .44 F (2–48) = 47.97, p < .001, η2 = .67

T1 > T2

T1 > T3

T2 = T3

17 (68%) 0 (0%) 16 (64%) 0 (0%) 3 (12%) 4 (16%)
TAU 1.22 (0.55) 1.22 (0.59) 1.34 (0.53) F (2–42) = 1.88, P = .17, ns, η2 = .06

T1 = T2

T1 = T3

T2 = T3

2 (9%) 1 (4.5%) 0 (0%) 2 (9%) 0 (0%) 2 (9%)
Interpersonal Sensitivityc MSC 1.21 (0.30) 0.62 (0.24) 0.52 (0.31) F (2–86) = 25.63, p < .001, η2 = .37

F (2–48) = 44.17,

p = .001, η2 = .64

T1 > T2

T1 > T3

T2 = T3

17 (68%) 0 (0%) 21 (84%) 0 (0%) 9 (36%) 7 (28%)
TAU 1.21 0(.33) 0.97 (0.52) 1.28 (0.44) F (2–38) = 12.10, p < .001, η2 = .39

T1 > T2

T1 < T3

T2 < T3

6 (27%) 0(0%) 2 (9%) 2 (9%) 2 (9%) 4 (18%)
Depressionc MSC 3.58 (0.34) 1.84 (0.71) 1.97 (0.42) F (2, 90) = 17.25, p < .001, η2 = .28 F (2–48) = 64.55, p < .001, η2 = .73

T1 > T2

T1 > T3

T2 = T3

21 (84%) 0(0%) 18 (72%) 0 (0%) 5 (20%) 7 (28%)
TAU 3.63 (0.28) 3.25 (0.55) 3.06 (0.47) F (2–42) = 11.92, p = .001, η2 = .36

T1 > T3

T2 = T3

1 (4.5%) 0 (0%) 7 (32%) 0 (0%) .7 (32%) 0 (0%)

T1 pre-test, T2 post-test, T3 follow-up; MSC (n = 23); TAU (n = 22), * p < .05), RI reliable improvement, RT reliable deterioration

aGames-Howell post-hoc test for significant homogeneity of variance was used if Leven's test for homogeneity of variance was significant; otherwise, Bonferroni was used; significant pairwise differences are displayed as " > " and non-significant pairs as " = "

bThe clinically significant changes were calculated using RCI calculations (Jacobson and Traux, 1992)

cConfounding impact of age and educational level was controlled as covariate variables

The mean and standard deviation values presented in the table are prior to controlling for the main effects of gender and educational level. The modified means after controlling are depicted in Figs. 1 to 5