Effects of family cognitive therapy on aggressive behavior, family functioning, and marital quality in patients with major depression

Table 5 Comparison of Enrich scores between the two groups before and after treatment

Item	Observation group, n = 90			Control group, n = 88
	Before treatment	After treatment	P value	Before treatment	After treatment	P value
Idealization	25.4 ± 6.2	26.2 ± 6.1	0.042	25.3 ± 6.1	26.1 ± 7.0	0.003
Marital satisfaction	24.5 ± 6.2	31.4 ± 4.9a	< 0.001	24.6 ± 6.2	25.0 ± 6.9	0.046
Leisure activities	24.3 ± 8.8	25.6 ± 7.6	0.026	24.9 ± 8.1	25.1 ± 7.9	0.342
Personality compatibility	27.8 ± 6.9	28.1 ± 6.1	0.034	27.3 ± 6.9	28.1 ± 6.4	0.021
Conflict resolution	25.8 ± 7.0	26.7 ± 3.3	0.011	25.1 ± 7.2	26.0 ± 6.9	0.016
Financial arrangements	26.3 ± 8.1	27.0 ± 8.2	0.023	26.4 ± 7.9	26.9 ± 6.7	0.069
Belief consistency	28.4 ± 5.4	28.5 ± 4.9	0.263	28.4 ± 5.4	29.1 ± 3.3	0.006
Children and marriage	26.7 ± 7.5	27.1 ± 5.6	0.074	26.9 ± 7.1	28.4 ± 3.2	< 0.001
Role equality	27.3 ± 6.4	28.1 ± 6.9	0.014	27.6 ± 6.1	28.1 ± 3.6	0.103
Sex life	27.7 ± 7.6	28.0 ± 6.6	0.039	27.9 ± 7.6	28.0 ± 6.7	0.668
Relationships with family	28.2 ± 6.9	33.9 ± 6.1a	< 0.001	28.1 ± 7.0	29.0 ± 4.9	0.079
Communication between couples	28.9 ± 8.2	34.2 ± 5.9a	< 0.001	29.0 ± 8.1	28.3 ± 7.2	0.063

^aP < 0.05, vs control group.

Data are mean ± SD.