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Table 1.

Descriptive statistics (mean ± SD; minimum–maximum) and MANOVA results for major study variables (N = 200)

Variables	Few days after MI	1 month after MI	6 months after MI	6 years after MI	MANOVA^a partial eta²	Bonferroni’s test
Variables	T1	T2	T3	T4	MANOVA^a partial eta²	Bonferroni’s test
Depressive symptoms	10.57 ± 8.60	8.88 ± 7.13	7.92 ± 7.48	8.50 ± 6.50	10.42***	T1 > T2, 3, 4
Depressive symptoms	0–44	0–34	0–36	0–31	.14	T1 > T2, 3, 4
Negative appraisal	28.22 ± 7.21	25.34 ± 7.78	22.85 ± 8.47		49.20***	T1 > T2 > T3
Negative appraisal	10–40	10–40	10–40		.33	T1 > T2 > T3
Positive appraisal	21.87 ± 3.93	22.31 ± 3.75	22.23 ± 4.02		1.29
Positive appraisal	9–28	9–28	9–28
Problem coping	27.42 ± 5.38	26.98 ± 5.48	25.64 ± 5.55		11.16***	T1, 2 > T3
Problem coping	7–35	9–35	8–35		.12	T1, 2 > T3
Emotion coping	18.04 ± 6.22	16.00 ± 5.59	15.68 ± 5.82		19.72***	T1 > T2,3
Emotion coping	6–30	6–30	6–30		.17	T1 > T2,3
Avoidance coping	14.63 ± 4.97	13.97 ± 4.56	13.44 ± 4.53		7.51**	T1 > T3
Avoidance coping	5–25	5–25	5–25		.07	T1 > T3

** p < .01; *** p < .001

^aWilk’s Lambda F; df = 3197 for T1–T4 comparisons; df = 2198 for T1–T3 comparisons