Table 2 Mean and standard deviation of the retirement syndrome in each Group
From: The effect of participation in support groups on retirement syndrome in older adults
|  | Intervention (n = 40) | Control (n = 40) | †p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feeling helplessness and failure M(SD) | Before | 2.92 (0.47) | 2.69 (0.50) | †0.041 |
After | 2.63 (0.35) | 2.70 (0.43) | ‡0.001 \( {{\eta }}^{2}\)=0.439 | |
††p | < 0.001 | 0.656 |  | |
Feeling older and idleness M(SD) | Before | 3.00 (0.36) | 2.96 (0.38) | †0.666 |
After | 2.91 (0.25) | 2.97 (0.34) | ‡0.027 \( {{\eta }}^{2}\)=0.062 | |
††p | 0.04 | 0.628 |  | |
Feeling of trying and new direction M(SD) | Before | 2.72 (0.80) | 2.82 (0.78) | †0.56 |
After | 2.89 (0.64) | 2.76 (0.69) | ‡0.001 \( {{\eta }}^{2}\)=0.127 | |
††p | 0.004 | 0.223 |  | |
Feeling of Conflict and confusion M(SD) | Before | 2.51 (0.45) | 2.25 (0.65) | †0.043 |
After | 2.26 (0.36) | 2.25 (0.54) | ‡0.002 \( {{\eta }}^{2}\)=0.113 | |
††p | < 0.001 | 0.907 |  | |