Table 2.

Difficulty in emotion regulation scale (DERS) total and subscales scores before and after therapy in both male and female partners

Psychometric Scales	Couples
	Male Partners (n = 20)		Female Partners (n = 20)
DERS total	Baseline	After therapy	Baseline	After therapy
	104.8 ± 16.54	74.0 ± 5.62	121.2 ± 20.77	75.65 ± 5.91
P	< 0.001*		< 0.001*
Non-acceptance of emotional responses	13.75 ± 6.02	11.0 ± 2.36	20.25 ± 3.61	12.90 ± 2.27
P	0.120		< 0.001*
Difficulty engaging in goal-directed behaviours	16.20 ± 2.63	15.30 ± 3.83	18.15 ± 3.75	15.40 ± 4.77
P	0.397		0.077
Impulse control difficulties	16.75 ± 4.13	10.70 ± 1.53	20.95 ± 4.87	11.10 ± 1.83
P	< 0.001*		< 0.001*
Limited emotion regulation strategies	23.40 ± 3.15	14.25 ± 1.92	27.30 ± 5.99	10.90 ± 1.62
P	< 0.001*		< 0.001*
Lack of emotional clarity	14.55 ± 3.56	9.0 ± 1.84	16.25 ± 3.31	9.50 ± 1.61
P	< 0.001*		< 0.001*

P-value for paired t-test after comparing pre- and post- treatment scores in each group. *Statistically significant at p < 0.05.