Table 1.

Means and standard deviations of major study variables (n = 89)

	Time 1		Time 2
Variable (scale range)	Mean	S.D.	Mean	S.D.	t(88)
Searching for meaning (1–5)	1.92	1.08	1.84	0.97	0.97
Intrusive thoughts (1–5)	1.64	0.71	1.53	0.77	1.84
Social support (1–5)	4.66	0.50	4.69	0.54	0.52
PCS36 (0–100)	44.68	9.47	48.91	10.02	4.72***
MCS36 (0–100)	50.62	10.00	53.13	9.49	2.97**

PCS36, physical functioning; MCS36, mental functioning.

^*p<0.05

^**p<0.01

^***p<0.001