Use of cognitive-behavioral career coaching to reduce work anxiety and depression in public employees

Table 1 Participants’ demography

Characteristics	Treatment group	Control group1
Age of participants	52.22 ± 22.471	52.75 ± 42.452
Gender, n (%)
Male	28 (23.33)	34 (28.33)
Female	32 (26.67)	26 (21.67)
Total, n (%)	60 (50)	60 (50)

¹η² = eta squared (effect size).

²Mean age ± SD of participants by groups.

Table 2 The results of descriptive analysis indicating the effect of cognitive behavioral career coaching on work anxiety among public employees

		n	Mean	SD	SE	95% confidence interval for mean		1η2
						Lower bound	Upper bound
HAM-A pretest	Treatment group	61	44.29	5.46	0.69	42.89	45.69	0.002
	No-treatment control group	59	43.88	5.27	0.68	42.50	45.25
	Total	120	44.09	5.35	0.48	43.12	45.05	0.804
HAM-A post-test	Treatment group	61	20.22	6.18	0.79	18.64	21.81
	No-treatment control group	59	44.25	5.74	0.74	42.75	45.75
	Total	120	32.04	13.44	1.22	29.61	34.47	0.756
HAM-A follow-up	Treatment group	61	19.40	6.90	0.88	17.64	21.17
	No-treatment control group	59	48.13	9.41	1.22	45.68	50.58
	Total	120	33.53	16.58	1.51	30.53	36.53

¹η² = eta squared (effect size).

HAM-A: Hamilton anxiety rating scale.

Table 3 Results of analysis of covariance for the effect of cognitive behavioral career coaching on work anxiety among public employees

		Sum of squares	Df	Mean square	F value	Sig.
HAM-A pretest	Between groups	5.134	1	5.134	0.178	0.674
	Within groups	3406.858	118	28.872
	Total	3411.992	119
HAMA post-test	Between groups	17310.818	1	17310.818	484.739	0.000
	Within groups	4213.973	118	35.712
	Total	21524.792	119
HAMA follow-up	Between groups	24748.197	1	24748.197	365.051	0.000
	Within groups	7999.669	118	67.794
	Total	32747.867	119

Sig.: Significant; HAM-A: Hamilton anxiety rating scale.

Table 4 The results of descriptive analysis indicating the effect of cognitive behavioral career coaching on depression among public employees

		n	Mean	SD	SE	95% confidence interval for mean		η21
						Lower bound	Upper bound
BDI pretest	Treatment group	61	51.88	6.73	0.86	50.15	53.61	0.000
	No-treatment control group	59	51.86	6.88	0.89	50.07	53.65
	Total	120	51.87	6.78	0.61	50.64	53.10	0.810
BDI post-test	Treatment group	61	12.31	8.09	1.03	10.23	14.38
	No-treatment control group	59	46.28	8.50	1.10	44.07	48.50
	Total	120	29.01	18.95	1.73	25.59	32.44	0.840
BDI follow-up	Treatment group	61	11.63	8.82	1.13	9.37	13.90
	No-treatment control group	59	48.49	7.31	0.95	46.58	50.39
	Total	120	29.75	20.19	1.84	26.10	33.40

¹η² = eta squared (effect size).

BDI: Beck depression inventory.

Table 5 Results of analysis of covariance for the effect of cognitive behavioral career coaching on depression among public employees

		Sum of squares	Df	Mean square	F value	Sig.
BDI pretest	Between groups	0.013	1	0.013	0.000	0.987
	Within groups	5473.112	118	46.382
	Total	5473.125	119
BD post-test	Between groups	34622.783	1	34622.783	502.447	0.000
	Within groups	8131.184	118	68.908
	Total	42753.967	119
BDI follow-up	Between groups	40731.180	1	40731.180	617.709	0.000
	Within groups	7780.811	118	65.939
	Total	48511.992	119

Sig.: Significant; BDI: Beck depression inventory.