Promoting Mental Health in Italian Middle and High School: A Pilot Study

Table 2

High and middle school pre-post differences.

Variables	Ranks average Before (Pre)	Ranks average After (Post)	Test
			Wilcoxon (difference)
High-School Group
APEP/G (positive Emotions)	30.87	31.17	0.30	0.33
APEN/G (negative Emotions)	32.96	40.26	7.30	0.01
APEP/G + APEN/G	30.78	40.36	9.58	0.02
Goal definition	16.17	22.95	6.78	0.01
Expressing positive feelings	9.50	16.70	7.20	0.01
Making request	8.50	11.36	2.86	0.05
Expressing unpleasant feelings	17.32	24.84	7.52	0.01
Active listening	22.74	26,03	3.29	0.06
Problem-solving skill	10.05	11.86	1.81	0.25
Idea inventory	58.23	52.78		0,53
Middle-School Group
APEP/G (positive Emotions)	12.77	16.36	3.59	0.09
APEN/G (negative Emotions)	13.81	17.58	3.77	0.18
APEP/G + APEN/G	13.10	17.46	4.36	0.07
Goal definition	11.00	21.50	10.50	0.01
Expressing positive feelings	10.50	15.00	4.50	0.01
Making request	8.00	16.00	8.00	0.01
Expressing unpleasant feelings	14.00	22.87	8.87	0.01
Active listening	17.63	27.25	9.62	0.01
Problem-solving skill	14.50	18.77	4.27	0.01
Idea inventory	54.02	67.23	13.21	0.01