Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for pre-post data and analysis of group differences using ANCOVA for outcomes at t1 adjusted for the outcome at t0.
| Intervention Group | Control Group | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t0 (n = 38) | t1 (n = 31) | t0 (n = 34) | t1 (n = 33) | ||||||||
| Outcome Measure | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | t | p | η 2 |
| mental health (GHQ-28) |
20.79 | 9.85 | 15.81 | 7.13 | 20.68 | 8.48 | 20.03 | 10.69 | −2.25 | 0.03 | 0.08 |
| wellbeing (WHO-5) |
15.90 | 4.83 | 17.26 | 4.17 | 15.47 | 5.51 | 15.24 | 5.89 | 1.59 | 0.12 | 0.04 |
| resilience (BRS) |
3.08 | 0.34 | 3.12 | 0.32 | 2.89 | 0.36 | 2.85 | 0.50 | 1.43 | 0.16 | 0.03 |
| satisfaction with life (SWLS) | 24.21 | 5.28 | 26.71 | 4.49 | 24.94 | 5.06 | 25.15 | 4.90 | 2.05 | 0.05 | 0.07 |
| perceived stress (PSS-10) | 21.91 | 3.68 | 20.03 | 2.94 | 19.34 | 3.37 | 20.06 | 3.34 | −1.52 | 0.13 | 0.04 |
| self-esteem (RSES) |
35.37 | 4.09 | 35.23 | 4.52 | 34.06 | 3.94 | 34.36 | 4.44 | −0.17 | 0.87 | 0.00 |
| self-efficacy (SWE) |
29.95 | 3.48 | 30.71 | 4.02 | 30.03 | 3.91 | 29.73 | 4.02 | 1.93 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| emotion regulation (SEK-27) | 78.16 | 12.22 | 83.55 | 13.42 | 74.86 | 12.83 | 72.70 | 14.80 | 3.13 | 0.003 | 0.14 |
| resilience (CD-RISC) |
70.40 | 11.84 | 73.36 | 12.38 | 69.88 | 11.85 | 69.33 | 12.35 | 2.36 | 0.02 | 0.08 |
| active coping (Brief-COPE) |
5.18 | 1.47 | 5.84 | 1.46 | 5.35 | 1.37 | 4.94 | 1.46 | 2.94 | 0.01 | 0.12 |
| positive reframing (Brief-COPE) | 5.19 | 1.60 | 5.48 | 1.63 | 5.09 | 1.48 | 5.18 | 1.42 | 1.24 | 0.22 | 0.02 |
| stressor load (MIMI; occurrence) |
60.82 | 24.63 | 60.26 | 26.68 | 66.29 | 34.07 | 63.45 | 39.2 | |||