Table 5 Participants’ evaluation after the skills training, means and standard deviations, and frequencies and percentages
Itemsa | Participants n = 28 | |
|---|---|---|
Are you satisfied with the skills training and its content? | 4.78 (.42) | |
To what extent have you generalised the skills you learnt in the skills training? | 3.57 (.69) | |
How much benefit have you had of the skills? | 4.18 (.55) | |
Has the skills training increased your understanding of your own emotions? | 4.29 (.66) | |
To what extent has the skills training contributed to your recovery from your eating disorder? | 3.32 (.82) | |
Content domain’ | Most helpful n (%) | Most difficult n (%) |
Primary emotions | 17 (60.7) | 0 (0) |
The functions of emotions | 12 (42.9) | 0 (0) |
Secondary emotions | 18 (64.3) | 4 (14.3) |
Differentiating between emotions, thoughts and actions | 16 (57.1) | 0 (0) |
Validation | 9 (32.1) | 5 (17.9) |
Reducing vulnerability | 7 (25.0) | 0 (0) |
Emotion regulation | 9 (32.1) | 1 (3.6) |
Acceptance and valued direction | 19 (67.9) | 6 (21.4) |