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Table 3 Relationship between PMH and gender

From: Assessing positive mental health in people with chronic physical health problems: correlations with socio-demographic variables and physical health status

PMH

Male

Mean (SD)

n = 119

Female

Mean (SD)

n = 140

t

p*

Global PMH

118.5 (15.8)

118.5 (3,15)

.027

0.978

Fac1. personal satisfaction

26.2 (3.6)

25.1 (4.2)

2.203

0.028

Fac2. prosocial attitude

15.9 (2.3)

16.9 (2.4)

−3.086

0.002

Fac3. self control

13.7 (3.3)

13.8 (3.3)

-.271

0.786

Fac4. autonomy

16.2 (2.5)

15.1 2.7

3.182

0.002

Fac5. problem-solving and self actualization

26.3 (5.6)

26.1 (5.1)

.230

0.818

Fac6. interpersonal relationship skills

20.0 (3.5)

21.2 (3.4)

2.744

0.007

  1. PMH: Positive Mental Health.
  2. SD: Standard Deviation.
  3. *Student’s t test.