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Table 6 Effect of baseline demographics of the study participants on their SOC-13 score

From: Validation of the factor structure and psychometric characteristics of the Arabic adaptation of the sense of coherence SOC-13 scale: a confirmatory factor analysis

Factor

Mean of SOC-13 score

T test (F test) value

P value

Sex

   

Males

56.5

t = 7.7822

1.803 × 10–14

Females

49.3

  

Age

   

18–25

48.3

F = 20.92

< 2 × 10–16

26–33

53.9

  

34–41

55.8

  

42–49

60.8

  

50–57

59.2

  

Over 58

48.2

  

Marital status

   

Married

57.0

F = 21.51

1.39 × 10–13

Widow

61.0

  

Single

49.4

  

Divorced

53.3

  

Employment

   

Employee

57.8

F = 50.46

< 2 × 10–16

Student

48.4

  

Unemployed

49.3

  

Region

   

Central

53.3

F = 3.908

0.00369

Eastern

49.5

  

Northern

55.7

  

Southern

51.6

  

Western

51.1

  

Psychiatric history

Yes = 47.3

3.1289

0.002195

 

No = 52.5

  

Current mental issues

Yes = 39.8

15.121

< 2 × 10–16

 

No = 54.7

  

On psych medications

Yes = 46.0

3.211

0.00198

 

No = 52.4

  

Ruqia history

Yes = 46.9

6.3599

4.757 × 10−10

 

No = 53.6

  

Smoking

Yes = 51.8

0.2093

0.8344

 

No = 52.1

  

Substance use

Yes = 45.0

2.2371

0.0358

 

No = 52.2

  

Psychological issues

Yes = 46.4

13.724

< 2 × 10–16

 

No = 58.1

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