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Table 5 Pre-post coaching intervention differences, change scores in occupational therapy students group (n = 39) (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

57.63 ± 11.16

58.16 ± 10.16

-0.05

-0.53 (-2.52, 1.46)

Cognitive Empathy

    

 Perspective Adoption

55.92 ± 11.95

58.39 ± 10.92

-0.22

-2.47 (-5.28, 0.33)

 Emotional Understanding

56.53 ± 10.09

57.10 ± 9.80

-0.06

-0.58 (-3-06, 1.90)

Affective Empathy

    

 Empathic Stress

52.84 ± 9.34

50.58 ± 9.93

0.23

2.26 (-0.02, 4.55)

 Empathic Joy

58.03 ± 8.81

57.68 ± 9.08

0.04

-0.34 (-1.75, 2.44)

TMMS-24

    

Total

91.47 ± 12.31

89.29 ± 11.37

0.18

2.18 (-1.40, 5.77)

 Emotional Attention

32.55 ± 5.26

31.10 ± 4.79

0.29

1.45 (-0.11, 3.07)

 Emotional Clarity

29.37 ± 6.16

29.47 ± 5.77

-0.02

-0.10 (-1.67, 1.46)

 Emotional Repair

29.55 ± 6.60

28.71 ± 6.47

0.13

0.84 (-0.76, 2.45)

IRI

    

Total

70.32 ± 11.32

70.55 ± 11.45

-0.02

-0.24 (-2.18, 1.71)

 Fantasy

17.87 ± 5.27

18.16 ± 6.65

-0.05

-0.29 (-1.60, 1.02)

 Perspective-Taking

19.24 ± 4.70

20.50 ± 4.30

-0.28

-1.26 (-2.14, -0.39)*

 Empathic Concern

20.87 ± 3.97

20.66 ± 3.66

 

0.21 (-0.72, 1.14)

 Personal Distress

12.34 ± 4.26

11.24 ± 4.87

0.24

1.10 (0.10, 2.11)*

  1. TECA: Cognitive and Affective Empathy Test; TMMS: 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