Variable | Intervention group (n = 26) | Control group (n = 24) | Independent sample t -test Statistics, df, p -value | |
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Mean)SD | Mean)SD | |||
Ability to receive and send massages | Pre- intervention | 31.69 (3.83) | 30.08 (2.36) | t = 1.802 df = 42 p = 0.072 |
Post- intervention | 32.73 (3.46) | 29.17 (3.10) | t = 3.824 df = 48 *p < 0.0001 | |
Paired t-test Statistics, df, p-value | t = -1.364 df = 25 p = 0.185 | t = 1.357 df = 23 p = 0.188 | ||
Emotional control | Pre- intervention | 29.08 (3.03) | 28.96 (3.14) | t = 0.136 df = 48 p = 0.893 |
Post- intervention | 29.73 (4.37) | 27.58 (2.84) | (Mann–Whitney U) u = 231.5 p = 0.115 | |
Wilcoxon signed-rank test, p-value | z = -1.116 p = 0.280 | z = -2.162 p = 0.029* | ||
Listening skill | Pre- intervention | 20.23 (2.89) | 19.79 (2.21) | t = 0.600 df = 48 p = 0.551 |
Post- intervention | 20.84 (2.27) | 19.75 (2.13) | t = 1.754 df = 48 p = 0.086 | |
Paired t-test Statistics, df, p-value | t = -1.048 df = 25 p = 0.305 | t = 0.085 df = 23 p = 0.933 | ||
Insight into the communication process | Pre- intervention | 17.65 (2.53) | 16.58 (1.82) | t = 1.707 df = 48 p = 0.094 |
Post- intervention | 19.307 (1.67) | 16.33 (1.63) | t = 6.364 df = 48 *p < 0.0001 | |
Paired t-test Statistics, df, p-value | t = -3.109 df = 25 *p = 0.005 | t = 0.796 df = 23 p = 0.434 | ||
Communication along with assertiveness | Pre- intervention | 14.77 (2.49) | 14.96 (1.76) | t = -0.308 df = 48 p = 0.759 |
Post- intervention | 14.46 (3.14) | 14.67 (1.68) | t = -0.291 df = 39 p = 0.773 | |
Paired t-test Statistics, df, p-value | t = 0.527 df = 25 p = 0.603 | t = 0.743 df = 23 p = 0.465 | ||
Total score of communication skills | Pre- intervention | 113.42 (8.62) | 110.38 (6.92) | t = 1.371 df = 48 p = 0.177 |
Post- intervention | 117.08 (8.65) | 107.50 (7.70) | t = 4.121 df = 48 *p < 0.0001 | |
Paired t-test Statistics, df, p-value | t = -1.995 df = 25 p = 0.057 | t = 1.495 df = 23 p = 0.149 |