From: Risk and protective factors associated with the mental health of young adults in Kabul, Afghanistan
Variables | MCS Score | Statistic and P-value | ASCL Score | Statistic and P-value |
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M (SD) | M (SD) | |||
Age | – | r = .070, p = .294 | – | r = −.164, p < .05 |
Gender | ||||
Female | 42.32 (10.14) | t(223) = −1.51, p = .133 | 50.64 (14.96) | t(205) = 2.40, p < .05 |
Male | 44.29 (9.36) | 45.34 (16.31) | ||
Ethnicity | ||||
Pashtun | 44.06 (8.64) | F(2,224) = 2.92, p = .056 | 46.23 (15.01) | F(2,206) = 5.11, p < .01 |
Tajik | 41.44 (10.98) | 52.01 (16.75) | ||
Othera | 45.19 (8.64) | 43.75 (15.04) | ||
Marital Status | ||||
Married | 43.56 (9.41) | t(216) = −.21, p = .831 | 45.25 (14.04) | t(201) = 1.96, p = .05 |
Not Marriedb | 43.27 (10.11) | 49.56 (17.03) | ||
Education | ||||
College and beyond | 41.21 (10.24) | t(225) = 2.90, p = .004 | 50.93 (17.28) | t(207) = − 2.53, p < .05 |
HS Diploma and lower | 44.96 (9.11) | 45.33 (14.63) | ||
Employment | ||||
Employed | 45.28 (8.64) | t(221) = −2.61, p = .010 | 45.01 (11.90) | t(203) = 2.44, p < .05 |
Unemployed | 41.96 (10.33) | 50.15 (18.17) | ||
Income | ||||
Stable | 45.99 (9.29) | t(219) = 3.03, p = .003 | 43.71 (13.21) | t(203) = 3.03, p < .01 |
Unstable | 41.91 (9.85) | 50.18 (17.09) | ||
Hope-Optimism | – | r = .319, p = .000 | – | r = −.279, p < .000 |
CD-RISC-25: Resilience | – | r = −.025, p = .732 | – | r = −.040, p = .594 |
PCS Score: Physical Health Status | – | r = .376, p = .000 | – | r = −.421, p < .000 |