Table 3.
Means, standard deviations, and effect sizes of screening and outcome variables for partners.
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| Scale Range | Alpha | N | Pre M (SD) | Post M(SD) | N | Pre M (SD) | Post M (SD) | Effect Size | |
| Screening: Holding Back | 0–4 | .84 | 12 | 2.40 (1.36) | -- | 17 | 2.00 (1.0) | -- | -- |
| Relationship functioning | |||||||||
| Relationship satisfaction | 0–42 | .91 | 12 | 26.6 (6.0) | 26.9 (8.2) | 16 | 30.6 (6.0) | 28.8 (7.7) | .34 |
| Intimacy | 0–10 | .92 | 12 | 8.0 (1.0) | 8.0 (1.3) | 17 | 8.4 (1.4) | 8.4 (1.6) | −.07 |
| Affective communicationa | 0–13 | .88 | 11 | 3.7 (2.8) | 3.3 (3.4) | 17 | 3.8 (3.8) | 3.4 (4.1) | −.14 |
| Problem solving communicationa | 0–19 | .89 | 12 | 7.8 (5.2) | 7.4 (5.2) | 17 | 7.1 (5.1) | 6.9 (6.0) | −.07 |
| Individual functioning | |||||||||
| Cancer-related distress | 0–4 | .83 | 12 | 2.1 (0.6) | 2.3 (0.7) | 17 | 2.2 (0.7) | 2.5 (0.6) | −.14 |
| Self-efficacy | 10–100 | .96 | 10 | 57.9 (20.2) | 61.0 (23.2) | 16 | 65.7 (19.3) | 70.1 (17.7) | −.25 |
| PTGIb Total | 0–105 | .95 | 10 | 38.3 (20.2) | 48.0 (29.4) | 17 | 63.7 (21.8) | 69.5 (20.9) | .18 |
| PTGIb Relating to Others | 0–30 | .88 | 10 | 10.2 (4.9) | 13.9 (9.5) | 17 | 18.3 (6.5) | 19.3 (6.8) | .49 |
| PTGIb New Possibilities | 0–25 | .80 | 9 | 5.9 (4.6) | 9.8 (6.5) | 17 | 13.0 (6.1) | 15.0 (5.4) | .07 |
| PTGIb Personal Strength | 0–20 | .88 | 9 | 7.6 (5.7) | 8.5 (6.0) | 16 | 12.1 (5.1) | 14.1 (5.4) | −.14 |
| PTGIb Spiritual Change | 0–10 | .91 | 10 | 3.3 (4.1) | 3.5 (3.7) | 17 | 5.7 (3.6) | 6.2 (3.7) | .05 |
| PTGIb Appreciation of Life | 0–15 | .63 | 11 | 7.7 (4.0) | 8.9 (4.1) | 16 | 10.8 (3.0) | 12.0 (2.0) | −.10 |
Notes:
a
For Affective communication and Problem solving communication, lower scores are indicative of more effective communication.
b
PTGI=post-traumatic growth inventory.