Table 3 Scales of EmoCheck-Emotions and SEK at each timepoint

Attention to the emotions

6.7

7.8

2.5

130

<0.05

6.7

2.4

7.3

2.7

30

Bodily awareness of feelings

7.7

8

2.5

129

0.188

7.9

2.5

8.3

2.6

31

Clarity about emotions

8.3

8.2

2.5

130

0.440

8.8

2.2

9.1

2.4

31

Understanding of emotions

8.3

8.2

2.6

127

0.657

8.7

2.3

9

2.6

31

Emotion regulation

6.5

7.2

2.4

127

0.005

7

2.1

7.3

1.8

31

Acceptance of the emotions

7.4

8

2.5

125

0.019

7.7

2.8

8.7

2.3

31

Resilience

6.7

7.4

2.8

130

0.006

7.6

2.7

8.3

2.4

31

Self-support

7.4

7.8

2.6

129

0.209

7.4

2.1

7.6

2.4

31

Willingness of confrontation

7.2

7.5

2.3

130

0.266

7.8

2.1

8.1

2.3

30

Stress

5.3

4.5

3.2

133

0.006

4.7

2.6

4.1

3

31

Anxiety

4.1

3.5

3.2

133

0.024

3.2

2.6

3

2.8

31

Anger

3.7

3.2

2.8

133

0.029

2.7

1.8

2.8

2.5

31

Sadness

4.7

3.8

3

133

<0.05

3.3

2

3.5

2.7

31

Depression

3.6

2.7

3.2

133

0.001

2.2

2.6

1.3

2.1

31

Shame

2.5

1.9

2.2

133

0.002

1.9

2.3

1

2.2

30

Coping emotions

24.6

26.2

9.2

133

0.025

26

6.6

29.3

4.8

31

Positive affect

22.4

24.1

8.8

133

0.009

23.8

6.6

27.2

4.4

31

Negative affect

12.1

10.3

8.7

133

0.012

8.5

5.6

8.5

6.5

31

Positive affect total

54

58.4

19.7

133

0.002

56.2

15.6

63.6

11.2

31

Negative affect total

30.4

24.9

20

133

<0.05

23

13.8

19.1

16.5

31

Disgust

0.7

0.5

1

131

0.139

0.6

1.2

0.3

0.9

30

Guilt

1

0.8

1.2

132

0.078

0.6

0.9

0.6

0.8

30