Table 3.
Paired-samples t tests assessing well-being across participants who completed the self-focus condition, other-focus condition, and the overall sample at baseline and the 1-week follow-up.
| Variable | EEa pre intervention, mean (SD) | EE post intervention, mean (SD) | t (df) | P value | 95% CI | Happiness pre intervention, mean (SD) | Happiness post intervention, mean (SD) | t (df) | P value | 95% CI | Work-life balance pre intervention, mean (SD) | Work-life balance post intervention, mean (SD) | t (df) | P value | 95% CI |
| Self-focus | 61.48 (25.56)b | 53.51 (27.0)b | 5.34 (133) | <.001 | 5.02 to 10.93 | 67.83 (19.7)c | 73.09 (18.0)c | −5.57 (135) | <.001 | −7.12 to −3.39 | 2.29 (0.61)d | 2.03 (0.57)d | 6.90 (131) | <.001 | 0.19 to 0.34 |
| Other focus | 59.88 (26.54)e | 52.07 (28.48)e | 5.38 (134) | <.001 | 4.93 to 10.67 | 66.84 (19.9)f | 71.77 (17.4)f | −4.95 (136) | <.001 | −6.90 to −2.96 | 2.28 (0.60)b | 2.02 (0.59)b | 7.27 (133) | <.001 | 0.18 to 0.32 |
| Overall 1-week sample | 60.67 (26.03)g | 52.79 (27.7)g | 7.59 (268) | <.001 | 5.84 to 9.94 | 67.34 (19.7)h | 72.43 (17.7)h | −7.43 (272) | <.001 | −6.44 to −3.74 | 2.28 (0.60)i | 2.02 (0.58)i | 10.02 (265) | <.001 | 0.21 to 0.32 |
aEE: emotional exhaustion.
bN=134.
cN=136.
dN=132.
eN=135.
fN=137.
gN=269.
hN=273.
iN=266.