Table 3. Score differences between sex of three questionnaires before and after the intervention.
| Test name dimension | Female (n = 41) | Male (n = 13) | PValue | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRE-TEST Mean ± SD (95% CI) |
POST-TEST Mean ± SD (95% CI) |
P value | PRE-TEST Mean ± SD (95% CI) |
POST-TEST Mean ± SD (95% CI) |
Pvalue | PRE-TEST Female Vs Male |
POST-TEST Female Vs Male |
|
| Jefferson Scale of Empathy | 88.74 ± 7.26 (86.66–90.82) | 89.93 ± 10.98 (86.79–93.07) | 0.230** | 87.56 ± 5.30 (84.96–90.16) | 94.37 ± 6.11 (91.37–97.37) | <0.001** | 0.276**** | 0.065**** |
| TMMS-24: attention dimension | 30.14 ± 5.89 (28.46–31.83) | 31.46 ± 10.06 (28.58–34.34) | 0.172** | 27.75 ± 7.81 (23.92–31.57) | 27.43 ± 7.33 (23.84–31.02) | 0.395*** | 0.101* | 0.073* |
| TMMS -24: clarity dimension | 28.53 ± 6.50 (26.67–30.39) | 27.48 ± 6.96 (25.49–29.48) | 0.068** | 30.18 ± 4.03 (28.20–32.16) | 30.18 ± 4.10 (28.17–32.19) | 0.500** | 0.172**** | 0.075**** |
| TMMS-24: repair dimension | 29.40 ± 6.36 (27.58–31.22) | 28.89 ± 6.00 (27.17–30.60) | 0.198** | 29.56 ± 5.81 (26.71–32.41) | 30.25 ± 5.47 (27.56–32.93) | 0.184** | 0.465**** | 0.214**** |
| PANAS-20 : positive dimension | 37.63 ± 6.41 (35.80–39.47) | 37.46 ± 7.56 (35.30–39.62) | 0.422** | 37.93 ± 5.02 (35.47–40.40) | 37.93 ± 5.29 (35.34–40.53) | 0.500*** | 0.433**** | 0.410* |
| PANAS-20 : negative dimension | 21.25 ± 7.23 (19.18–23.32) | 21.06 ± 9.49 (18.35–23.77) | 0.418*** | 24.43 ± 10.41 (19.33–28.54) | 22.43 ± 8.40 (18.31–26.55) | 0.040** | 0.091* | 0.305* |
Notes.
- M
- mean
- SD
- standard deviation
- TMMS
- Trait Meta-Mood Scale-24
- PANAS-20
- Positive and Negative Affect Schedule
*
P values are from U Mann–Whitney test
**
P values are from paired t-test
***
P values are from Wilcoxon signed-rank test
****
P values are from Independent t test. A p value < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant with a 95% CI.