Table 2.
Means, standard deviations, and 95% paired means confidence intervals for dependent variables by group (control, experimental) and time (pre- and post-training)
| Control (n = 18) |
Experimental (n = 21) |
95% CI for MD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State anxiety | |||
| Pre-training | 43.6 (7.3) | 48.9 (12.3) | − 5.3 95% CI (− 12, 1.4) |
| Post-training | 38.6 (8.2) | 43.4 (12.0) | − 4.8 95% CI (− 11.6, 2) |
| 95% CI PMD | 5 95%CI (− .1, 10) | 5.5 95%CI (.8, 10.2) | |
| Trait anxiety | |||
| Pre-training | 51.8 (4.8) | 52.3 (9.3) | − .5 95% CI (− 5.4, 4.4) |
| Post-training | 47.3 (5.8) | 49.6 (10.1) | − 3.3 95% CI (− 7.8, 3.2) |
| 95% CI PMD | 4.5 95% CI (2.3, 6.7) | 2.7 95% CI (.67, 4.8) | |
| Perceived Stress Scale | |||
| Pre-training | 24.9 (4.8) | 26.1 (3.5) | − 1.2 95% CI (− 3.9, 1.5) |
| Post-training | 20.7 (5.7) | 21.7 (5.8) | − 1 95% CI (− 4.7, 2.7) |
| 95% CI PMD | 4.2 95% CI (1.7, 6.8) | 4.4 95% CI (2.1, 6.8) | |
| Difficulties in emotion regulation | |||
| Pre-training | 96.7 (22.0) | 98.5 (21.6) | − 1.8 95% CI (− .16, 12.4) |
| Post-training | 91.4 (18.3) | 91.1 (18.1) | .3 95% CI (− 11.5, 12.1) |
| 95% CI PMD | 5.3 95% CI (− 2.8, 13.5) | 7.4 95%CI (− .19, 15) | |
Notes. Data are means (SD). No statistically significant differences between control and experimental group (all p’s > .05). 95% CI PMD 95% CI Mean Difference