Table 3:

Comparison of coping styles before and after intervention

Variable	Group	Before intervention	After intervention	Difference before and after intervention	P of intra-group comparison
Positive coping	Experimental group (n=60)	28.32±7.75	32.20±7.78	3.88±3.76	<0.001
	Control group (n=61)	27.39±9.05	28.41±8.89	1.02±2.50	<0.001
	t	0.602	2.494	4.951
	P	0.548	0.014	<0.001
Negative coping	Experimental group (n=60)	24.68±6.74	20.45±7.56	4.23±3.51	<0.001
	Control group (n=61)	25.49±8.96	23.97±9.1	1.52±2.52	0.002
	t	0.560	2.311	4.878
	P	0.576	0.023	<0.001