Table 4.

Intergroup and intragroup comparison of the pretest and posttest Life Satisfaction Scale total score averages of the nurses in the experimental and control groups.

Groups		First measurement Mean ± SD	Final measurement Mean ± SD		Test and p values
					ta	df		p value
Experimental group		14.49 ± 3.90	23.39 ± 4.54	14.752		50	0.000
Control group		14.06 ± 3.79	14.12 ± 3.66	0.343		49	0.733
Test and p values	tb	0.561	11.271
	df	99	99
	p value	0.576	0.000

^aPaired samples t-test.

^bIndependent samples t-test.