Table 1 Socio-demographic and war-related characteristics of widowed and married mothers
|  | 1. Widowed lone mothers (N = 100) | 2. Non-bereaved married mothers (N = 71) | 3. Bereaved married mothers (N = 35) | Comparison between groups (ANOVA or X 2 test) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group 1 vs. Group 2 | Group 1 vs. Group 3 | ||||||
| Â | Â | Â | Â | F (df) or X 2 (df) | p-value | F (df) or X 2 (df) | p-value |
Socio-demographic characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age: M (SD) | 50.1 (7.9) | 47.3 (6.4) | 46.3 (5.8) | F(2,203) = 5.62 | 0.009 | F(2,203) = 5.62 | 0.006 |
Years of education: M (SD) | 6.1 (3.5) | 6.4 (3.5) | 7.5 (4.1) | F(2,201) = 2.48 | 0.566 | F(2,201) = 2.48 | 0.027 |
Monthly income1: M (SD) | 232.2 (163.3) | 331.7 (233.5) | 271.5 (208.4) | F(2,201) = 5.23 | 0.001 | F(2,201) = 5.23 | 0.317 |
Employment status |  |  |  | X 2(3) = 0.28 | 0.734 | X 2(3) = 1.50 | 0.681 |
E Employed | 7 (7.0) | 6 (8.5) | 3 (8.6) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
U Unemployed | 89 (89.0) | 64 (90.1) | 32 (91.4) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
R Retired | 3 (3.0) | 1 (1.4) | 0 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Training/education | 1 (1.0) | 0 | 0 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Children in household under 18 | 78 (78.0) | 62 (87.3) | 30 (85.3) | F(2,203) = 1.40 | 0.059 | F(2,203) = 1.40 | 0.075 |
Support from abroad | 20 (20.0) | 11 (15.5) | 39 (22.9) | F(2,203) = 0.48 | 0.462 | F(2,203) = 0.48 | 0.712 |
War-related characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Number of war traumatic events excluding murder of family M (SD) | 30.7(16.14) | 23.0 (18.85) | 26.6 (18.6) | F(2,203) = 2.52 | 0.027 | F(2,203) = 2.52 | 0. 324 |
Displacement status during war |  |  |  | X 2(2) = 2.84 | 0.238 | X 2(2) = 1.86 | 0.396 |
Remained at home | 3 (3.0) | 5 (7.1) | 1 (2.9) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Internally displaced | 65 (65.0) | 49 (70.0) | 27 (77.1) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Refugee | 32 (32.0) | 16 (22.9) | 7 (20.0) | Â | Â | Â | Â |