Table 5.

Comparison of perceived stress and emotion regulation between the two groups at the 8th and 12th week.

Group	Variable	Baseline–8th Week		Baseline–12th Week		8th Week–12th Week
		t	p	t	p	t	p
Fitness dance group (n = 38)	CPSS-Tension	−2.461	0.019 *	−6.151	<0.000 **	−3.882	0.008 **
	CPSS-Loss of control	−1.868	0.043 *	−4.199	0.002 **	−3.395	0.01 *
	CPSS	−1.065	0.051	−4.478	0.001 **	−3.219	0.012 *
	ERQ-Cognitive reappraisal	6.823	<0.000 **	7.26	<0.000 **	5.329	0.006 **
	ERQ-Expressive suppression	−0.504	0.102	−1.19	0.051	−1.69	0.047 *
MBSR group (n = 38)	CPSS-Tension	−0.892	0.231	−2.081	0.021 *	−1.036	0.68
	CPSS-Loss of control	−5.337	<0.000 **	−6.833	<0.000 **	−5.916	<0.000 **
	CPSS	−5.05	<0.000 **	−6.27	<0.000 **	−3.785	0.009 **
	ERQ-Cognitive reappraisal	5.629	<0.000 **	5.684	<0.000 **	4.15	0.002 **
	ERQ-Expressive suppression	−1.279	0.049 *	−1.71	0.047 *	−0.029	0.254

* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01. t: Variation within group. p: Significance level of samples’ variance between the two groups.