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. 2022 Jan 25;155:110737. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2022.110737

Table 3.

Scores on the PHQ-9, STAXI, and Brief COPE.



Younger adult
Middle-aged adult
Aged adult
Statistical analysis
Interaction
Survey time (within)
Age group (between)
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD F p partial η2 F p partial η2 F p partial η2
PHQ-9 Time 1 6.9 5.9 5.2 5.3 0.8 3.6 2.92 0.02 0.00 0.75 0.47 0.00 79.72 < 0.001 0.10
Time 2 6.8 6.0 5.3 5.4 2.7 3.4
Time 3 7.2 6.3 5.0 5.6 2.8 3.9
State Anger Time 1 15.75 6.26 15.14 5.50 11.73 4.38 4.58 0.001 0.01 11.73 < 0.001 0.01 14.86 < 0.001 0.02
Time 2 15.92 6.93 14.07 5.38 13.52 4.42
Time 3 16.01 6.94 14.58 5.71 14.15 4.97
Anger Control Time 1 18.56 4.58 19.26 3.76 23.40 3.55 1.56 0.18 0.00 23.40 < 0.001 0.02 5.43 0.004 0.01
Time 2 18.03 5.08 18.03 4.60 18.65 4.15
Time 3 17.85 5.16 18.44 4.34 18.72 4.51
Self-distraction Time 1 4.73 1.56 4.63 1.30 23.72 1.25 0.85 0.50 0.00 23.72 < 0.001 0.02 4.58 0.01 0.01
Time 2 4.59 1.57 4.30 1.43 4.29 1.39
Time 3 4.52 1.54 4.36 1.49 4.31 1.41
Active coping Time 1 5.09 1.48 5.28 1.28 31.60 1.21 1.03 0.39 0.00 31.60 < 0.001 0.02 8.73 < 0.001 0.01
Time 2 4.86 1.55 4.88 1.45 5.14 1.38
Time 3 4.82 1.56 4.99 1.44 5.16 1.36
Denial Time 1 3.19 1.39 3.18 1.20 2.34 1.15 2.94 0.02 0.00 2.34 0.10 0.00 3.75 0.02 0.01
Time 2 3.34 1.49 3.07 1.21 3.24 1.29
Time 3 3.25 1.46 3.04 1.24 3.17 1.20



Substance use Time 1 3.39 1.69 3.31 1.59 1.29 1.35 0.64 0.63 0.00 1.29 0.28 0.00 7.75 < 0.001 0.01
Time 2 3.30 1.68 3.24 1.57 3.04 1.40
Time 3 3.35 1.67 3.27 1.56 2.95 1.36
Emotional support Time 1 4.27 1.68 4.07 1.37 13.44 1.24 0.88 0.48 0.00 13.44 < 0.001 0.01 22.50 < 0.001 0.03
Time 2 4.16 1.71 3.81 1.46 3.55 1.30
Time 3 4.09 1.64 3.86 1.48 3.57 1.35
Instrumental support Time 1 4.19 1.71 4.04 1.41 8.89 1.29 1.03 0.39 0.00 8.89 < 0.001 0.01 17.66 < 0.001 0.02
Time 2 4.11 1.67 3.88 1.48 3.51 1.31
Time 3 4.01 1.68 3.86 1.49 3.61 1.37
Behavioral disengagement Time 1 4.12 1.49 3.84 1.26 5.78 1.11 0.53 0.71 0.00 5.78 0.003 0.00 30.53 < 0.001 0.04
Time 2 4.10 1.54 3.71 1.41 3.50 1.23
Time 3 4.01 1.54 3.71 1.37 3.41 1.22
Venting Time 1 4.11 1.51 4.03 1.29 9.10 1.14 0.35 0.84 0.00 9.10 < 0.001 0.01 9.97 < 0.001 0.01
Time 2 4.00 1.63 3.81 1.37 3.64 1.23
Time 3 4.03 1.59 3.91 1.32 3.71 1.21
Positive reframing Time 1 4.55 1.59 4.77 1.40 16.56 1.32 1.89 0.11 0.00 16.56 < 0.001 0.01 2.76 0.06 0.00
Time 2 4.40 1.62 4.53 1.56 4.64 1.44
Time 3 4.49 1.68 4.53 1.56 4.52 1.47
Planning Time 1 4.90 1.58 5.10 1.35 32.54 1.32 1.11 0.35 0.00 32.54 < 0.001 0.02 4.21 0.015 0.01
Time 2 4.73 1.58 4.77 1.49 4.86 1.46
Time 3 4.67 1.57 4.85 1.52 4.93 1.44
Humor Time 1 3.90 1.56 3.73 1.35 5.68 1.14 1.42 0.22 0.00 5.68 0.003 0.00 11.36 < 0.001 0.02
Time 2 3.79 1.52 3.67 1.48 3.51 1.28
Time 3 3.83 1.58 3.53 1.46 3.37 1.21
Acceptance Time 1 5.67 1.63 6.01 1.30 20.27 1.15 0.02 > 0.99 0.00 20.27 < 0.001 0.01 13.47 < 0.001 0.02
Time 2 5.43 1.74 5.77 1.52 5.83 1.40
Time 3 5.44 1.72 5.77 1.60 5.85 1.37
Religion Time 1 3.36 1.52 3.28 1.40 0.93 1.33 0.66 0.62 0.00 0.93 0.39 0.00 2.609 0.07 0.00
Time 2 3.38 1.52 3.18 1.42 3.19 1.32
Time 3 3.43 1.61 3.22 1.42 3.24 1.36
Self-blame Time 1 3.76 1.62 3.47 1.32 3.88 1.14 2.15 0.07 0.00 3.88 0.02 0.00 26.89 < 0.001 0.04
Time 2 3.81 1.73 3.35 1.42 3.11 1.15
Time 3 3.73 1.77 3.26 1.39 3.18 1.26