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Table 4 Pre-post coaching intervention differences, change scores in physical therapy students group (n = 25) (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

56.92 ± 8.31

58.80 ± 8.92

-0.22

-1.88 (-4.48, 0.73)

Cognitive Empathy

    

 Perspective Adoption

58.87 ± 9.97

59.29 ± 10.16

-0.04

-0.42(-3.56, 2.73)

 Emotional Understanding

55.68 ± 9.84

58.20 ± 9.84

-0.26

-2.52 (-5.60, 0.56)

Affective Empathy

    

 Empathic Stress

49.79 ± 9.16

50.08 ± 10.46

-0.03

-0.29 (-3.71, 3.13)

 Empathic Joy

58.40 ± 9.20

60.60 ± 9.04

-0.24

-2.20 (-4.34, -0.06)*

TMMS-24

    

Total

87.76 ± 8.75

91.40 ± 9.94

-0.40

-3.64 (-6.31, -0.97)*

 Emotional Attention

29.44 ± 5.45

30.16 ± 5.00

-0.13

-0.72 (-2.21, -0.77)

 Emotional Clarity

29.40 ± 4.68

31.16 ± 4.73

-0.37

-1.76 (-3.50, -0.02)*

 Emotional Repair

28.92 ± 5.27

30.08 ± 5.70

-0.21

-1.16 (-2.35, 0.36)

IRI

    

Total

70.60 ± 9.82

72.40 ± 9.75

-0.18

-1.80 (-4.48, 0.88)

 Fantasy

19.12 ± 6.07

19.76 ± 6.42

-0.10

-0.64 (-1.81, 0.53)

 Perspective-Taking

20.44 ± 4.13

21.08 ± 4.06

-0.16

-0.64 (-1.79, 0.51)

Empathic Concern

20.60 ± 3.62

21.04 ± 3.43

-0.12

-0.44 (-1.52, 0.64)

Personal Distress

10.44 ± 3.63

10.52 ± 4.04

-0.02

-0.08 (-1.52, 1.36)

  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