Posttest

Follow-Up

A high irrational belief group

A low irrational belief group

A high irrational belief group

A low irrational belief group

Estimated average

SE

Estimated average

SE

Main effect

Estimated average

SE

Estimated average

SE

Main effect

IBTN

The total of an irrational belief

38.27

2.40

34.31

2.20

1.04n.s.

37.02

2.67

37.43

2.46

0.01n.s.

Problem avoidance

12.50

1.00

10.88

0.94

1.21n.s.

11.29

1.02

11.52

0.95

0.02n.s.

Helplessness

11.71

0.73

9.92

0.68

3.00^#

11.48

0.80

11.35

0.75

0.02n.s.

Dependence

13.22

1.02

13.91

0.95

0.21n.s.

14.01

0.83

13.77

0.78

0.04n.s.

ATQ-R

Negative evaluation of the future

14.13

1.41

12.78

1.31

0.44n.s.

14.42

1.55

14.85

1.45

0.04n.s.

Self-blame

18.70

1.38

16.16

1.29

1.58n.s.

18.10

1.02

18.47

0.96

0.06n.s.

Positive thinking

20.99

0.77

17.79

0.72

8.45^**

22.19

1.06

18.72

1.00

5.17^*

Coping

Problem-focused Coping

8.87

1.10

7.34

1.03

1.00n.s.

6.98

1.02

7.79

0.96

0.32n.s.

Emotion-focused coping

5.69

0.52

6.50

0.49

1.23n.s.

5.66

0.80

5.97

0.76

0.08n.s.

Escape-avoidance coping

9.78

1.13

10.09

1.06

0.04n.s.

9.67

0.96

9.52

0.91

0.01n.s.

MBI

Emotional exhaustion

16.93

0.81

18.51

0.76

1.78n.s.

15.27

0.92

15.98

0.87

0.28n.s.

Depersonalization

14.26

1.31

12.78

1.24

0.35n.s.

12.44

1.19

12.95

1.12

0.24n.s.

Personal accomplishment

15.41

1.10

15.74

1.04

0.05n.s.

17.89

0.74

14.88

0.70

8.67^**

Intention to leave the job

Wants to quit working as a nurse

2.29

0.27

1.97

0.26

0.73n.s.

1.31

0.25

2.06

0.24

4.68^*

Wants to switch hospitals or departments

2.74

0.48

2.68

0.45

0.01n.s.

2.20

0.34

2.27

0.32

0.02n.s.

Wants to continue working as a nurse

3.90

0.28

3.54

0.26

0.87n.s.

4.16

0.29

3.53

0.27

2.54n.s.