Table 2.

Comparison of De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale mean scores before and after the intervention according to groups.

DJGLS		Intervention (n = 32)	Control (n = 29)	ta	p
		Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
DJGLS (pre-test)		3.75 (3.25)	3.93 (2.71)	0.177	0.815
DJGLS (post-test)		2.84 (2.42)	3.72 (3.08)	−1.246	0.218
Subscales	Social Loneliness (pre-test)	6.65 (2.90)	5.31 (3.32)	1.687	0.097
	Social Loneliness (post-test)	1.15 (1.34)	1.58 (1.65)	−1.116	0.269
	Emotional Loneliness (pre-test)	2.37 (1.77)	2.34 (1.71)	0.067	0.947
	Emotional Loneliness (post-test)	1.68 (1.49)	2.13 (1.82)	−1.059	0.294

^aIndependent samples t-test.