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Table 2 Pre- and post-test assessment of psychological well-being among the participating students

From: Application of a classroom-based positive psychology education course for Chinese medical students to increase their psychological well-being: a pilot study

Measurements

Preliminary set

Validation set

Pre-course (N = 61)

M (SD)

Post-course (N = 49a)

M (SD)

P value

Pre-course (N = 52)

M (SD)

Post-course (N = 46b)

M (SD)

P value

Hope

42 (7.2)

58 (8.3)

0.03

43 (8.1)

54 (7.9)

0.04

Life satisfaction

19 (5.5)

24 (6.2)

0.026

18 (5.3)

22 (6.1)

0.03

Subjective happiness

18 (2.8)

26 (3.4)

0.009

20 (3.1)

27 (4.3)

0.01

Depression

66 (4.6)

31 (2.8)

0.003

64 (4.3)

38 (3.1)

0.004

Anxiety

63 (5.2)

32 (3.2)

0.004

61 (4.8)

35 (2.9)

0.002

  1. a12 students discontinued the study, b6 students discontinued the study
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