Table 1.

Characterization of experimental and control subjects.

Categories	Control group	Experimental group	Value of p
Emotional regulation	117.69 ± 11.05	117.43 ± 14.32	0.7420
Emotional perception	18.6 ± 3.11	22.71 ± 4.18	<0.0001***
Emotional response acceptance	20.27 ± 3.26	19.26 ± 4.72	0.3761
Emotional understanding	15.83 ± 2.17	16.46 ± 3.19	0.5987
Goal-directed behavior stimulation	17.67 ± 2.25	17.51 ± 3.09	0.8946
Effective use of regulatory strategies	26.23 ± 3.78	24.18 ± 4.51	0.0506
Emotional impulse control	19.27 ± 2.26	18.21 ± 3.18	0.0529

All data were obtained from the corresponding test scales and expressed as mean ± standard error.

^***p < 0.001.