Cognitive behavioral therapy on personality characteristics of cancer patients

Table 5 Comparison of personality characteristics among the three groups after the intervention (mean ± SD)

Dimensionality	Control group	Experimental group 1	Experimental group 2	F	P value
P	35.51 ± 29.07	30.60 ± 25.54	38.12 ± 28.28	1.933	0.33
E	28.39 ± 21.16	28.58 ± 23.95	31.85 ± 22.34	1.204	0.57
N	28.15 ± 20.62	23.71 ± 20.94	27.17 ± 20.52	1.317	0.49
L	22.24 ± 15.48	20.24 ± 12.610	23.51 ± 13.82	1.782	0.31

According to the statistical analysis, the scores for the four personality factors in the control group, experimental group 1 and experimental group 2 did not change much after the intervention, and there was no statistically significant difference among the groups (P > 0.05). P: Psychoticism; E: Introversion and extroversion; N: Neuroticism (Emotional); L: Degree of validity.