Table 3.

Within-Group Changes in Outcome Measures by Intervention

Outcome	Desired Direction	Intervention	T2-T1	P	T3-T2	P
SPSI-R, total score	Positive	PSST	1.03	< .001	0.27	N/S
		NDS	0.36	.046	0.33	.05
POMS-TMD	Negative	PSST	−22.1	< .001	−9.33	< .009
		NDS	−17.4	< .001	−2.78	N/S
BDI-SQRT	Negative	PSST	−0.69	< .001	−0.54	< .001
		NDS	−0.67	< .001	−0.14	N/S
IES-R, total score	Negative	PSST	−7.30	< .001	−4.01	.012
		NDS	−5.81	< .001	−2.27	N/S

Abbreviations: BDI-SQRT, Beck Depression Inventory-Square Root Transformation; IES-R, Impact of Event Scale-Revised; NDS, nondirective support; N/S, not significant; POMS-TMD, Profile of Mood States-Total Mood Disturbance; PSST, problem-solving skills training; SPSI-R, Social Problem-Solving Inventory-Revised; T1, prerandomization; T2, immediately postintervention; T3, at 3-month follow-up.