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Table 3 Psychological well-being according to group types and characteristics (n = 160)

From: Participation in rural community groups and links with psychological well-being and resilience: a cross-sectional community-based study

   

Univariablea

Multivariablea

M

SD

β

p

β

p

Group type

   

0.06

 

0.38

 Socialb

26.9

3.2

 

 

 Task-focused

28.4

3.6

0.17

 

0.08

 

 Both social and task-focused

27.3

3.0

0.06

 

0.05

 

 Neither

25.6

5.1

−0.11

 

−0.11

 

Formally organized

   

0.19

 

 Yesb

27.1

3.9

 

 

 No

26.0

3.8

−0.11

 

 

Hierarchical

   

0.07

 

0.04

 Yesb

26.0

3.2

 

 

 No

27.5

4.1

0.16

 

0.19*

 

Has strict rules

   

0.14

 

0.52

 Yesb

27.5

3.7

 

 

 No

26.6

3.9

−0.12

 

−0.06

 

Relatively relaxed/casual

   

0.17

 

 Yesb

27.3

3.2

 

 

 No

26.3

4.7

−0.12

 

 

Has a leader

   

0.71

 

 Yesb

27.0

3.8

 

 

 No

26.6

4.2

−0.03

 

 

Group members have clearly defined roles

   

0.12

 

0.46

 Yesb

27.3

2.9

 

 

 No

26.6

4.5

−0.13

 

−0.07

 

People in the group are similar to one another

   

0.65

 

 Agreeb

27.2

3.9

 

 

 Do not agree

26.7

3.9

−0.04

 

 

Participants’ influence within the group

   

0.02

 

0.08

 Little or noneb

25.6

3.6

 

 

 Some or a lot

27.5

3.9

0.21*

 

0.16

 

Number of group members

   

0.44

 

 0–19b

27.0

3.5

 

 

 20–49

27.5

3.2

0.03

 

 

 50+

26.6

4.7

−0.10

 

 

Length of time the group has existed

   

0.72

 

 Less than 5 yearsb

26.2

3.1

 

 

 Between 5 and 20 years

26.9

3.6

0.07

 

 

 More than 20 years

27.2

4.1

0.11

 

 

How often the group gains new members

   

0.10

 

0.60

 Rarely or neverb

25.8

3.6

 

 

 Occasionally

26.8

4.1

−0.03

 

−0.08

 

 Often

28.0

3.4

0.17

 

0.02

 

How often group meets

   

0.81

 

 One or more times a weekb

27.2

4.4

 

 

 Fortnightly or monthly

26.8

2.7

−0.02

 

 
  1. Results are from univariable linear regressions conducted for each group type and characteristic variable and a single multivariable linear regression involving those variables that were associated with scores on the SWEMWBS at p < 0.15 in the univariable regressions. Categories that significantly differ from the reference category are indicated by asterisks. aAdjusted for all demographic variables. bReference category. *p < 0.05