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Table 2 Bivariate Analyses

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

 

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

  1. aincludes Hazaras, Nuristanis, and Uzbeks; bincludes ‘never married’, and two participants widowed, and four participants divorced/separated