Table 5.

Wilcoxon test for the differences between the pre- and post-intervention phases for coping mechanisms

Group			M	AS	Min	Max	Median	Z	P
Control	Self-blame	Pre-test	10.42	2.93	5	15	10.00	− 1.00	.30
		Post-test	10.25	2.70	5	15	10.00
	Acceptance	Pre-test	13.33	2.46	9	17	14.50	− 1.34	.18
		Post-test	13.08	2.23	9	15	14.00
	Rumination	Pre-test	9.75	3.84	4	18	9.00	− .57	.56
		Post-test	9.67	3.75	4	18	9.50
	Positive refocusing	Pre-test	9.42	3.65	6	20	8.00	.00	.00
		Post-test	9.42	3.72	6	20	8.00
	Refocusing on planning	Pre-test	15.33	2.46	11	20	15.00	.57	.56
		Post-test	15.25	2.45	11	20	14.50
	Positive reassessment	Pre-test	12.83	3.88	7	20	12.50	− 1.00	.30
		Post-test	12.75	3.88	7	20	12.00
	Putting into perspective	Pre-test	13.75	3.79	8	20	14.00	− .70	.48
		Post-test	13.92	3.47	8	20	14.50
	Catastrophizing	Pre-test	9.50	2.15	7	13	9.00	.00	1.00
		Post-test	9.50	1.97	7	13	9.00
	Blaming	Pre-test	7.25	1.42	4	10	7.00	.00	1.00
		Post-test	7.25	1.42	4	10	7.00
Experimental	Self-blame	Pre-test	10.00	2.23	7	15	10.00	− 1.08	.26
		Post-test	10.82	2.44	8	16	10.00
	Acceptance	Pre-test	12.55	3.53	8	18	13.00	− .67	.50
		Post-test	13.82	3.31	10	20	13.00
	Rumination	Pre-test	14.00	3.63	8	19	15.00	− .75	0.44
		Post-test	14.91	3.50	9	20	15.00
	Positive refocusing	Pre-test	10.73	3.31	6	16	11.00	− 1.93	.04
		Post-test	9.18	2.75	5	14	8.00
	Refocusing on planning	Pre-test	16.09	1.97	12	19	17.00	− .15	.86
		Post-test	16.09	3.85	10	20	18.00
	Positive reassessment	Pre-test	15.27	3.87	7	20	16.00	− .05	.94
		Post-test	15.00	3.49	10	19	16.00
	Putting into perspective	Pre-test	16.09	3.11	10	20	17.00	− .82	.40
		Post-test	15.45	2.54	11	20	16.00
	Catastrophizing	Pre-test	10.27	4.00	6	20	9.00	− 1.96	.04
		Post-test	8.45	3.98	5	16	7.00
	Blaming	Pre-test	7.09	1.86	4	10	7.00	− .52	.60
		Post-test	6.91	2.30	4	11	7.00

Note: N_control = 12, N_experimental = 11