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Table 3 Comparing mean (sd) scores for DASS-depression, DASS-anxiety and DASS-stress subscales between experimental group (n = 60) and control group (n = 58) (repeated measure anova)

From: Effects of short duration stress management training on self-perceived depression, anxiety and stress in male automotive assembly workers: a quasi-experimental study

  

Experimental group n = 60

Control group n = 58

  

DASS-depression subscales

Time

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

F stat. (df)a

p value

Dysphoria

Pre

1.0 (0.59)

0.7 (0.78)

6.810

(1;116)

0.010

 

Post

0.6 (0.61)

0.8 (0.83)

  

Devaluation of Life

Pre

0.8 (1.06)

0.9 (1.14)

1.659

(1;116)

0.200

 

Post

0.6 (0.82)

1.0 (1.27)

  

Hopelessness

Pre

0.6 (0.62)

0.8 (0.92)

0.811

(1;116)

0.370

 

Post

0.4 (0.52)

0.7 (0.87)

  

Self Deprecation

Pre

0.8 (0.70)

0.8 (0.81)

3.201

(1;116)

0.076

 

Post

0.6 (0.62)

0.8 (0.80)

  

Anhedonia

Pre

0.8 (0.77)

0.6 (0.73)

0.874

(1;116)

0.352

 

Post

0.6 (0.76)

0.6 (0.77)

  

Inertia

Pre

1.1 (0.71)

1.0 (0.79)

0.882

(1;116)

0.350

 

Post

0.9 (0.65)

0.8 (0.87)

  

DASS-anxiety subscales

     

Subjective Anxiety

Pre

0.7 (0.89)

0.7 (0.12)

7.058

(1;116)

0.007

 

Post

0.5 (0.77)

1.2 (1.30)

  

Situational Anxiety

Pre

1.0 (0.76)

1.2 (1.02)

4.009

(1;116)

0.048

 

Post

0.8 (0.62)

1.3 (0.96)

  

Skeletal Muscle Effect

Pre

0.5 (0.68)

0.5 (0.82)

0.469

(1;116)

0.495

 

Post

0.3 (0.54)

0.5 (0.68)

  

Autonomic Arousal

Pre

2.2 (1.58)

2.4 (1.68)

3.791

(1;116)

0.054

 

Post

1.3 (1.43)

2.1 (1.64)

  

DASS-stress subscales

     

Difficulty Relaxing

Pre

1.9 (1.14)

1.8 (1.38)

0.102

(1;116)

0.750

 

Post

1.6 (0.72)

1.5 (1.22)

  

Nervous Arousal

Pre

0.9 (0.77)

1.0 (0.90)

5.778

(1;116)

0.018

 

Post

0.6 (0.59)

1.1 (0.81)

  

Easily Upset

Pre

1.0 (0.68)

1.6 (0.81)

4.042

(1;116)

0.047

 

Post

0.9 (0.70)

1.1 (0.97)

  

Irritable

Pre

1.9 (1.16)

2.3 (1.41)

0.127

(1;116)

0.722

 

Post

1.4 (1.03)

1.9 (1.51)

  
  1. a time and group interaction effect