Table 4.

Dependent variables differences between the control and intervention groups adjusted for baseline variables

Phase	The dependent variable	Modified mean (Std. Error)		F	P value*	Eta
		Control	Intervention
Post test	Perceived helplessness	12.07 (0.51)	9.77 (0.54)	9.33	0.004	0.206
	Perceived self-efficacy	16.23 (0.79)	13.53 (0.83)	5.39	0.026	0.130
	Total Perceived Stress Score	28.30 (0.96)	23.30 (1.01)	12.52	0.001	0.258
	Disapproving emotional responses	15.69 (0.75)	10.34 (0.80)	22.45	< 0.001	0.412
	Difficulty in carrying out purposeful behavior	15.36 (0.67)	12.08 (0.71)	10.67	0.003	0.250
	Difficulty in controlling impulses	16.60 (0.73)	13.81 (0.77)	6.49	0.016	0.169
	Lack of emotional awareness	15.93 (0.69)	15.28 (0.73)	0.38	0.538	0.012
	Limited access to emotional strategies	24.06 (0.88)	15.83 (0.93)	39.05	< 0.001	0.550
	Lack of emotional clarity	10.44 (0.58)	8.52 (0.61)	4.96	0.033	0.134
	Total score of emotion regulation difficulties	98.08 (3.18)	75.86 (3.36)	21.74	< 0.001	0.405
Follow-up	Perceived helplessness	12.96 (0.68)	10.73 (0.72)	4.97	0.032	0.121
	Perceived self-efficacy	14.97 (0.78)	14.45 (0.79)	0.22	0.642	0.006
	Total Perceived Stress Score	27.93 (1.19)	25.18 (1.25)	2.47	0.125	0.064
	Disapproving emotional responses	14.25 (0.80)	11.04 (0.85)	7.13	0.012	0.182
	Difficulty in carrying out purposeful behavior	14.81 (0.78)	11. 84 (0.82)	6.57	0.015	0.170
	Difficulty in controlling impulses	15.78 (0.81)	13.93 (0.86)	2.32	0.138	0.068
	Lack of emotional awareness	16.84 (0.47)	15.44 (0.49)	3.99	0.054	0.111
	Limited access to emotional strategies	22.98 (1.11)	16.56 (1.17)	14.94	0.001	0.318
	Lack of emotional clarity	11.05 (0.60)	9.89 (0.63)	1.68	0.204	0.050
	Total score of emotion regulation difficulties	95.70 (3.51)	78.70 (3.70)	10.46	0.003	0.246

^*ANCOVA