Table 6. Means and SDs of the outcome measures at baseline (T1), pre-intervention (T2) and post-intervention (T3) and repeated measures analysis of variance (N = 37) and pairwise comparisons, for the WLC group participants who completed the CMT-T intervention between T2 and T3.
| Baseline (T1) | Pre-intervention (T2) | Post-Intervention (T3) | F | p | ƞ 2 p | Pairwise Comparisons | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome measures | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | T1-T2 | p | T1-T3 | p | T2-T3 | p | |||
| Compassion for Self (CEAS) a | 59.66 (16.51) | 59.22 (15.79) | 68.38 (16.12) | 9.84 | .001 | .241 | .438 (1.79) | .809 | -8.72 (2.83) | .004 | -9.16 (2.25) | < .001 |
| Compassion for Others (CEAS) | 74.66 (14.52) | 73.06 (13.19) | 77.75 (12.66) | 3.68 | .031 | .106 | 1.59 (1.76) | .372 | -3.09 (1.82) | .100 | -4.69 (1.69) | .009 |
| Compassion from Others (CEAS) a | 60.06 (18.55) | 58.63 (15.02) | 68.50 (16.61) | 7.10 | .004 | .186 | 1.44 (2.43) | .559 | -8.44 (3.46) | .021 | -9.88 (2.49) | < .001 |
| Fears of Compassion for Self | 9.84 (8.72) | 10.66 (8.48) | 5.28 (6.99) | 9.31 | < .001 | .231 | -.813 (1.35) | .551 | 4.56 (1.40) | .003 | 5.38 (1.28) | < .001 |
| Fears of Compassion for Others | 13.28 (6.91) | 12.66 (7.20) | 6.31 (5.41) | 24.45 | < .001 | .441 | .625 (.997) | .527 | 6.97 (1.20) | < .001 | 6.34 (1.12) | < .001 |
| Fears of Compassion From Others | 12.66 (8.94) | 12.47 (9.40) | 8.50 (7.79) | 6.84 | .002 | .181 | .188 (1.19) | .876 | 4.16 (1.31) | .003 | 3.97 (1.30) | .005 |
| Self-Compassion Motivation & Action (CMAS) | 87.13 (11.39) | 88.25 (11.64) | 108.06 (13.39) | 70.09 | < .001 | .693 | -1.13 (1.79) | .535 | -20.94 (2.01) | < .001 | -19.81 (2.15) | < .001 |
| Compassion to others Motivation & Action (CMAS) | 55.84 (9.16) | 59.25 (9.63) | 71.16 (9.01) | 46.02 | < .001 | .598 | -3.31 (1.82) | .071 | -15.31 (1.61) | < .001 | -11.91 (1.58) | < .001 |
| Self-criticism a | 17.75 (8.53) | 18.72 (9.16) | 18.08 (10.82) | .310 | .664 | .010 | -.97 (.94) | .311 | -.34 (1.58) | .829 | .63 (1.14) | .587 |
| Burnout a | 53.75 (14.99) | 50.28 (17.39) | 43.22 (15.56) | 9.53 | .001 | .235 | 3.47 (1.75) | .056 | 10.53 (2.71) | .001 | 7.06 (2.78) | .016 |
| Depression a | 4.97 (4.76) | 3.28 (3.43) | 2.38 (2.59) | 8.59 | .001 | .217 | 1.69 (.57) | .006 | 2.59 (.78) | .002 | .91 (.52) | .092 |
| Anxiety | 4.16 (3.73) | 2.53 (3.03) | 2.09 (2.25) | 8.73 | .001 | .220 | 1.63 (.53) | .004 | 2.06 (.55) | .001 | .44 (.48) | .370 |
| Stress | 8.28 (4.22) | 7.13 (3.77) | 6.50 (2.65) | 3.32 | .043 | .097 | 1.16 (.64) | .081 | 1.78 (.79) | .031 | .63 (.66) | .354 |
| Safe PA | 2.33 (.74) | 2.40 (.71) | 2.78 (.76) | 9.55 | < .001 | .235 | -.07 (.11) | .517 | -.45 (.12) | .001 | -.38 (.10) | .001 |
| Relaxed PA | 2.10 (.76) | 2.18 (.80) | 2.70 (.83) | 13.08 | < .001 | .297 | -.08 (.11) | .492 | -.60 (.12) | < .001 | -.52 (.15) | .002 |
| Activated PA | 2.53 (.84) | 2.59 (.83) | 2.79 (.79) | 3.95 | .024 | .113 | -.06 (.09) | .531 | -.26 (.10) | .017 | -.20 (.09) | .045 |
| Satisfaction with Professional Life | 13.41 (4.43) | 14.94 (5.04) | 15.78 (4.50) | 6.13 | .004 | .165 | -1.53 (.79) | .063 | -2.36 (.60) | < .001 | -.84 (.65) | .204 |
| Threat Emotions | - | 6.25 (2.89) | 5.72 (2.80) | 3.61 | .065 | .094 | - | - | - | - | .53 (.28) | .065 |
| Soothing Emotions | - | 13.31 (2.75) | 14.06 (2.46) | 3.97 | .050 | .102 | - | - | - | - | -.75 (.38) | .050 |
| Drive Emotions | - | 11.92 (3.31) | 13.33 (3.22) | 13.69 | .001 | .281 | - | - | - | - | -1.42 (.38) | .001 |
| HRV (RMSSD in ms 2 ; n = 36) | 32.49 (18.98) | 35.25 (20.08) | 35.04 (17.85) | .46 | .631 | .010 | -2.76 (17.55) | .351 | .21 (21.07) | .952 | -2.55 (18.73) | .419 |
Note: a = Greenhouse-Geisser correction; CMAS = Compassion Motivation and Action Scale; CEAS = Compassion Engagement and Action Scales; PA = Positive affect.