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Table 3 Pre-post coaching intervention differences, change scores in nursing students group (n = 29) (95% confidence interval) for TECA, TMMS-24 and IRI

From: Implementation of a coaching training for enhancing empathy and emotional intelligence skills in health science students: a prospective study

Outcome

Pre-Coaching Intervention

Post-Coaching Intervention

Cohen’s d (Pre/Post)

Score Change

TECA

    

Total

51.34 ± 13.54

53.38 ± 11.36

-0.16

-2.14 (-6.08, 1.81)

Cognitive Empathy

    

 Perspective Adoption

50.93 ± 11.12

54.13 ± 11.58

-0.28

-3.21 (-6.17, -0.24)*

 Emotional Understanding

53.45 ± 10.12

53.41 ± 10.50

0.01

0.03 (-3.35, 3.42)

Affective Empathy

    

 Empathic Stress

49.65 ± 10.66

50.07 ± 8.62

-0.04

-0.41 (-2.92, 2.09)

 Empathic Joy

54.62 ± 9.83

53.65 ± 10.60

0.09

0.96 (-2.33, 4.26)

TMMS-24

    

Total

81.10 ± 15.58

87.17 ± 13.69

-0.42

-6.07 (-9.70, -2.43)*

 Emotional Attention

28.30 ± 7.80

29.70 ± 5.46

-0.21

-1.40 (-3.65, 0.85)

 Emotional Clarity

26.80 ± 6.48

29.47 ± 5.97

-0.43

-2.67 (-4.37, -0.96)*

 Emotional Repair

26.00 ± 7.58

28.00 ± 6.00

-0.30

-2.00 (-3.79, -0.21)*

IRI

    

Total

66.20 ± 13.26

65.73 ± 11.53

0.04

0.47 (-2.68, 3.61)

 Fantasy

16.63 ± 6.43

17.67 ± 6.00

-0.16

-0.73 (-2.02, 0.56)

 Perspective-Taking

18.57 ± 4.91

18.97 ± 5.01

-0.08

-0.40 (-1.88, -1.07)

 Empathic Concern

20.03 ± 4.73

19.13 ± 4.61

0.19

0.90 (-0.30, 2.10)

 Personal Distress

10.97 ± 4.18

10.27 ± 4.02

0.17

0.70 (-1.03, 2.43)

  1. TECA: Cognitive and Affective Empathy Test; TMMS-24: Trait Meta-Mood Scale; IRI: Interpersonal Reactivity Index
  2. Values are expressed as means ± standard deviation (SD) for pre-post coaching intervention and as mean (95% confidence interval) for within-group (baseline to follow-up) and between-group change scores (at follow-up)
  3. *Significant Student t-test, P < 0.05