Pre

Mean (SD)

Post

Mean (SD)

Change

Mean (SD)

P²

P³

DASS 21

Depression

Control group

6.7 (4.3)

6.8 (4.7)

0.1 (3.5)

0.910

0.001

Intervention group

6.7 (4.7)

3.9 (4.3)

−2.8 (6.4)

<0.001

P¹

0.993

<0.001

Anxiety

Control group

7 (4.7)

7.1 (4.9)

0.1 (4.3)

0.904

<0.001

Intervention group

7 (4.6)

4.1 (4.0)

−2.9 (5.7)

<0.001

P¹

0.958

<0.001

Stress

Control group

8.6 (4.4)

8.6 (4.9)

0.0 (4.4)

0.981

0.034

Intervention group

8.6 (4.0)

6.8 (5.1)

−1.8 (5.6)

<0.001

P¹

0.963

0.023

MAAS

Control group

53.1 (11.0)

53.4 (13.0)

0.3 (7.1)

0.822

0.016

Intervention group

53.2 (10.5)

57.1 (10.7)

3.8 (10.7)

<0.001

P¹

0.966

0.035

WLEIS

Self-emotion appraisal

SEA

Control group

17.8 (4.7)

17.6 (4.4)

−0.2 (3.3)

0.713

<0.001

Intervention group

17.7 (4.8)

20.0 (4.2)

2.3 (5.0)

<0.001

P¹

0.931

<0.001

Other emotion appraisal

OAE

Control group

17.1 (3.6)

17.2 (3.7)

0.1 (3.8)

0.854

<0.001

Intervention group

16.7 (4.3)

19.8 (3.7)

2.7 (6.3)

<0.001

P¹

0.533

<0.001

Use of emotion UOE

Control group

16.4 (4.2)

16.3 (4.3)

−0.1 (4.1)

0.825

<0.001

Intervention group

16.4 (5.3)

19.1 (4.6)

2.7 (4.9)

<0.001

P¹

0.935

<0.001

Regulation of emotion

ROE

Control group

15.8 (5.0)

15.8 (4.4)

0.0 (4.2)

0.978

0.007

Intervention group

15.6 (4.6)

17.6 (4.6)

1.7 (5.7)

<0.001

P¹

0.787

0.013

Emotional Intelligence

EI

Control group

67.1 (13.6)

66.8 (13.2)

−0.3 (11.9)

0.889

<0.001

Intervention group

66.5 (15.4)

76.5 (13.5)

9.3 (16.7)

<0.001

P¹

0.796

<0.001