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Table 2.

Descriptive statistics (M ± SD) for psychosocial constructs pre- and post-surgery classified in three groups according to satisfaction with emotion regulation (ER), and test statistics for 2 × 3 general linear models (GLM)

Measures	Subscales	Positive change (n = 14)	Stable positive (n = 23)	No positive change (n = 8)	Time main effect			Group main effect			Interaction			p _adj
Measures	Subscales	Positive change (n = 14)	Stable positive (n = 23)	No positive change (n = 8)	F	p	η_p ²	F	p	η_p ²	F	p	η_p ²	p _adj
BDI-II		21.05 ± 13.12	12.00 ± 9.22	24.30 ± 12.23	39.466	<0.001	0.484	6.984	0.002^a	0.250	2.598	0.086	0.110	0.0071
BDI-II		5.29 ± 3.22	4.39 ± 6.72	14.88 ± 11.79	39.466	<0.001	0.484	6.984	0.002^a	0.250	2.598	0.086	0.110	0.0071
SF-36	PCS	48.44 ± 26.38	60.96 ± 24.49	45.63 ± 27.55	43.796	<0.001	0.549	2.356	0.109	0.116	1.827	0.176	0.092	0.0083
SF-36	PCS	89.71 ± 5.42	85.99 ± 12.45	69.42 ± 22.74	43.796	<0.001	0.549	2.356	0.109	0.116	1.827	0.176	0.092	0.0083
	MCS	50.00 ± 23.24	68.08 ± 21.19	39.61 ± 28.20	29.947	<0.001	0.434	9.058	0.001^b	0.317	1.319	0.279	0.063	0.0100
	MCS	81.54 ± 8.15	85.51 ± 13.19	60.86 ± 25.59	29.947	<0.001	0.434	9.058	0.001^b	0.317	1.319	0.279	0.063	0.0100
ERI-NE	Distraction	56.25 ± 20.36	61.14 ± 20.20	51.56 ± 18.22	0.651	0.424	0.015	1.131	0.332	0.051	0.573	0.568	0.027	0.0500
ERI-NE	Distraction	65.18 ± 15.45	62.50 ± 26.58	50.78 ± 19.89	0.651	0.424	0.015	1.131	0.332	0.051	0.573	0.568	0.027	0.0500
	Reappraisal	46.43 ± 16.57	66.65 ± 19.94	46.88 ± 18.90	0.427	0.517	0.010	5.996	0.005^c	0.222	0.763	0.473	0.035	0.0250
	Reappraisal	54.91 ± 24.17	66.85 ± 22.09	45.31 ± 19.97	0.427	0.517	0.010	5.996	0.005^c	0.222	0.763	0.473	0.035	0.0250
	Empathic suppression	54.46 ± 21.57	57.61 ± 18.07	61.72 ± 20.98	0.434	0.513	0.010	1.789	0.180	0.079	1.147	0.327	0.052	0.0167
	Empathic suppression	49.11 ± 21.77	46.47 ± 27.81	68.75 ± 28.93	0.434	0.513	0.010	1.789	0.180	0.079	1.147	0.327	0.052	0.0167
	Uncontrolled expression	30.00 ± 16.87	25.65 ± 18.67	23.75 ± 7.91	1.118	0.296	0.026	0.991	0.380	0.045	1.248	0.297	0.056	0.0125
	Uncontrolled expression	34.29 ± 19.99	23.04 ± 17.43	31.25 ± 27.61	1.118	0.296	0.026	0.991	0.380	0.045	1.248	0.297	0.056	0.0125
	Controlled expression	41.79 ± 28.53	63.45 ± 19.42	28.73 ± 26.39	3.516	0.068	0.077	7.061	0.002^d	0.252	3.006	0.060	0.125	0.0063
	Controlled expression	69.29 ± 32.28	64.13 ± 31.14	31.25 ± 27.22	3.516	0.068	0.077	7.061	0.002^d	0.252	3.006	0.060	0.125	0.0063

For each measure/subscale, M ± SD pre-surgery presented in the first row, M ± SD post-surgery presented in the second row; BDI-II Beck Depression Inventory-II; SF-36 Short Form-36 Health Survey; PCS Physical component summary score; MCS Mental component summary score; ERI-NE Emotion Regulation Inventory for Negative Emotions; η_p ² effect size partial eta²; p _adj Bonferroni–Holm adjusted p scores

^aPost hoc tests (Scheffé) BDI-II: stable positive versus no positive change: p = 0.003

^bPost hoc tests (Scheffé) MCS: stable positive versus no positive change: p = 0.001

^cPost hoc tests (Scheffé) Reappraisal: positive change versus stable positive: p = 0.033, stable positive versus no positive change: p = 0.022

^dPost hoc tests (Scheffé) Controlled expression: positive change versus no positive change: p = 0.041, stable positive versus no positive change: p = 0.002