Table 4 Mean score and standard deviation of selected variables at baseline and post-test

Sex

2.02

0.06

Male

12.58

3.29

2.21

0.04

2.00

3.19

Female

15.67

3.55

4.42

2.64

Has the problem been present continuously for 2 or more years?

0.58

0.57

No

12.25

3.70

− 2.84

0.01

3.58

3.26

Yes

16.00

2.70

2.83

3.07

Ideas of suicide

1.07

0.3

No

12.87

3.50

− 2.36

0.03

3.73

3.45

Yes

16.22

3.15

2.33

2.40

Thoughts of harming others in the past month

− 1.2

0.25

No

13.28

3.51

− 2.08

0.05

2.78

2.96

Yes

16.67

3.27

4.50

3.51

Marital Status

Single

14.63

3.85

0.86

0.44

3.26

3.41

0.38

0.69

Married

12.50

0.71

1.50

0.71

In relationship

12.00

3.46

4.00

1.73

Perceived cause

Loss

14.33

4.73

0.26

0.90

3.26

5.51

1.57

0.22

Disagreement

14.88

3.89

4.33

2.00

Life change

13.11

4.08

2.22

3.07

Disagreement and life change

15.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Loss and life change

14.00

0.00

7.00

0.00