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Table 2 Associations of SOC and resources

From: Relationships among sense of coherence, resources, and mental health in urban and rural residents in Japan

 

Urban A (n=363)

Rural B (n=269)

 

β

p Value

β

p Value

Sociodemographic characteristics

    

 Gender (1=Male, 0=Female)

-.09

.125

.10

.052

 Age (years)

.35

<.001

.19

<.001

 Physical activity limitations (1 No limitation at all~4 Severe limitation)

-.20

<.001

-.25

<.001

 Education

    

  Junior high school (ref)

    

  High school

.07

.593

.06

.407

  Junior or technical college

.10

.434

.12

.080

  Four-year university or graduate school

.11

.398

.03

.636

 Economic status (1 Barely sufficient for subsistence~4 Economically comfortable)

.26

<.001

.22

<.001

 Marital status (1=Married, 0=Unmarried)

.12

.027

-.03

.614

 Employment status(1=Employed, 0=Unemployed)

.08

.183

.03

.505

 Adjusted R2

.29

 

.15

 

Social resources

    

 Social capital

.14

.019

.29

<.001

 Social support

.15

.012

.12

.025

 Community activities (1=Participation, 0=None)

.14

.028

.03

.546

 Adjusted R2

.06

 

.11

 

Psychological resources

    

 Self-esteem

.60

<.001

.48

<.001

 Humor

.04

.458

.06

.198

 Optimism

.13

.018

.07

.219

 Adjusted R2

.46

 

.29

 
  1. According to multiple regression analysis, SOC score as dependent variable.