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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and differences in depressive symptoms

From: Positive resources for combating depressive symptoms among Chinese male correctional officers: perceived organizational support and psychological capital

Characteristics

FL-COs (N = 953)

NFL-COs (N = 475)

N

%

CES-D

N

%

CES-D

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Marital status

      

  Single/widowed/divorced

250

26.2

17.71 ± 10.94

56

11.8**a

21.06 ± 12.85*

  Married/cohabitation

703

73.8

19.59 ± 11.20*

419

88.2

17.25 ± 9.98

Education

      

  Junior college or lower

318

33.4*a

20.40 ± 10.60*

190

40.0

18.44 ± 10.22

  College or higher

635

66.6

18.44 ± 11.38

285

60.0

17.20 ± 10.53

Monthly income (yuan)

      

  ≤ 3000

355

37.3

18.00 ± 11.27

79

16.6**a

18.68 ± 12.40

  3001–4000

522

54.8

19.69 ± 11.09

315

66.3

17.36 ± 10.24

  > 4000

76

8.00

20.14 ± 10.83

81

17.1

18.06 ± 9.84

  1. FL-COs: frontline correctional officers; NFL-COs: non-frontline correctional officers; CES-D: the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; POS: perceived organizational support; PsyCap: psychological capital.
  2. a Comparison between FL-COs and NFL-COs.
  3. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01.
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BMC Psychiatry

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