Table 3.
Descriptive statistics for outcome variables at each assessment period.
| Control | PST | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | M | SD | N | M | SD | |
| Depression | ||||||
| Tl | 43 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 38 | 15.7 | 12.4 |
| T2 | 39 | 14.1 | 11.9 | 30 | 15.2 | 12.3 |
| T3 | 32 | 13.1 | 10.0 | 30 | 16.3 | 11.9 |
| T4 | 38 | 16.1 | 12.9 | 33 | 13.9 | 11.3 |
| Physical symptoms | ||||||
| Tl | 43 | 11.4 | 9.3 | 38 | 11.5 | 8.4 |
| T2 | 39 | 10.4 | 8.9 | 30 | 10.4 | 7.5 |
| T3 | 32 | 10.9 | 8.2 | 30 | 13.3 | 7.6 |
| T4 | 38 | 11.2 | 7.8 | 34 | 11.5 | 7.8 |
| Satisfaction with life | ||||||
| Tl | 43 | 23.6 | 8.4 | 38 | 21.2 | 8.8 |
| T2 | 39 | 22.4 | 7.8 | 30 | 21.9 | 8.9 |
| T3 | 32 | 24.1 | 7.1 | 30 | 19.7 | 9.3 |
| T4 | 38 | 24.6 | 7.4 | 34 | 20.9 | 9.4 |
| Constructive problem-solving | ||||||
| Tl | 43 | 66.4 | 18.7 | 37 | 58.5 | 12.9 |
| T2 | 39 | 66.5 | 17.3 | 30 | 58.9 | 13.5 |
| T3 | 32 | 66.2 | 17.2 | 30 | 60.0 | 13.4 |
| T4 | 37 | 62.6 | 18.4 | 33 | 60.5 | 15.1 |
| Dysfunctional problem-solving | ||||||
| Tl | 43 | 22.1 | 20.3 | 38 | 29.8 | 18.9 |
| T2 | 39 | 24.8 | 18.8 | 30 | 31.4 | 18.4 |
| T3 | 32 | 20.8 | 17.4 | 30 | 31.4 | 20.7 |
| T4 | 38 | 23.0 | 18.7 | 34 | 28.2 | 19.6 |