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Table 2 Bivariate analysis of factors associated with death anxiety

From: The effect of gratitude on death anxiety is fully mediated by optimism in Lebanese adults following the 2023 earthquake

Variable

Mean ± SD

T

df

p

Gender

 

− 0.515

599

0.631

 Male

46.41 ± 11.73

   

 Female

46.98 ± 15.46

   

Marital status

 

-1.399

599

0.162

 Single

46.31 ± 14.24

   

 Married

48.20 ± 13.93

   

Education

 

0.577

599

0.564

 Secondary or les

47.47 ± 13.22

   

 University

46.61 ± 14.39

   

Religion

 

1.813

599

0.070

 Christian

47.86 ± 1416

   

 Muslim

45.76 ± 14.14

   

Living in a building

 

-2.100

599

0.036

 No

44.15 ± 14.16

   

 Yes

47.33 ± 14.13

   

Lived a previous disaster

 

0.400

599

0.690

 No

46.84 ± 14.18

   

 Yes

46.05 ± 14.20

   

Felt the earthquake

 

-3.532

599

< 0.001

 No

39.74 ± 14.76

   

 Yes

47.35 ± 13.98

   

Family or close friend injured because of the earthquake

 

0.385

599

0.707

 No

46.81 ± 14.01

   

 Yes

44.42 ± 21.47

   

Witnessed the consequences of the earthquake

 

− 0.075

599

0.941

 No

46.76 ± 13.99

   

 Yes

47.04 ± 18.49

   
  1. Numbers in bold indicate significant p values