Table 1.

Comparison of the mean scores of self esteem between the study groups through phases of measurement

Groups Self esteem and subscale		Pre-program	One week after program	6 week after program	p (within groups)
General scale	Experimental	9.59±3.21	15.74±3.07	15.12±3.19	p<0.001
	Control	10.39±4.11	9.37±4.09	8.40±4.36	p<0.001
p (between groups)	p<0.001
Academic scale	Experimental	8.98±4.06	14.33±3.31	13.05±3.26	p<0.001
	Control	9.63±3.36	9.17±3.43	8.85±3.95	p=0.004
p (between groups)	p<0.001
Social scale	Experimental	10.61±3.53	14.67±3.22	14.03±3.05	p<0.001
	Control	10.31±3.03	9.18±3.25	8.31±3.73	p<0.001
p (between groups)	p<0.001
Family scale	Experimental	12.43±4.50	13.05±4.12	12.70±3.57	p=0.529
	Control	12.13±3.42	11.37±3.65	10.99±4.19	p<0.001
p (between groups)	p<0.001
Baby scale	Experimental	10.18±4.04	15.93±2.83	14.57±3.24	p<0.001
	Control	11.12±4.37	10.60±4.32	9.81±4.93	p<0.001
p (between groups)	p<0.001
Total scale	Experimental	51.80±13.91	73.72±12.94	69.48±12.63	p<0.001
	Control	53.57±14.76	49.69±14.72	46.37±17.21	p<0.001
p (between groups)	p<0.001