Table 2.

Mean and standard deviation of the retirement syndrome in each Group

		Intervention (n = 40)	Control (n = 40)	†p
Feeling helplessness and failure M(SD)	Before	2.92 (0.47)	2.69 (0.50)	†0.041
	After	2.63 (0.35)	2.70 (0.43)	‡0.001 =0.439
	††p	< 0.001	0.656
Feeling older and idleness M(SD)	Before	3.00 (0.36)	2.96 (0.38)	†0.666
	After	2.91 (0.25)	2.97 (0.34)	‡0.027 =0.062
	††p	0.04	0.628
Feeling of trying and new direction M(SD)	Before	2.72 (0.80)	2.82 (0.78)	†0.56
	After	2.89 (0.64)	2.76 (0.69)	‡0.001 =0.127
	††p	0.004	0.223
Feeling of Conflict and confusion M(SD)	Before	2.51 (0.45)	2.25 (0.65)	†0.043
	After	2.26 (0.36)	2.25 (0.54)	‡0.002 =0.113
	††p	< 0.001	0.907

*Significance level: P < 0.05 † Independent sample t-test †† Paired T-test ‡ ANCOVA test with adjusting the baseline score

= partial eta-squared=Effect sizes: 0.01 = small; 0.06 = moderate; 0.14 = large