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Table 3 Differences in self-management and attachment to the Dutch and Turkish cultures across older Turkish sub-groups (n = 680)

From: Acculturation is associated with older Turkish immigrants’ self-management abilities

 

Gender

Educational level

Marital status

Multimorbidity

 

Male

Female

t

p

High

Low

t

p

Single

Married

t

p

Yes

No

t

p

Self-management

2.57 (0.61)

2.45 (0.64)

−2.383

0.017

2.64 (0.59)

2.48 (0.63)

−2.537

0.011

2.43 (0.65)

2.55 (0.61)

−2.170

0.030

2.42 (0.62)

2.74 (0.59)

−5.972

< 0.001

Attachment to the Dutch culture

3.34 (0.72)

3.03 (0.80)

−5.214

< 0.001

3.49 (0.78)

3.11 (0.75)

−5.048

< 0.001

3.00 (0.86)

3.27 (0.72)

−3.660

< 0.001

3.12 (0.78)

3.37 (0.74)

−3.728

< 0.001

Attachment to the Turkish culture

3.87 (0.70)

3.97 (0.68)

1.832

0.067

3.88 (0.72)

3.94 (0.67)

0.965

0.335

3.90 (0.72)

3.93 (0.68)

−0.466

0.641

3.91 (0.72)

3.95 (0.62)

−0.713

0.476

  1. Values are presented as the mean (standard deviation). Results are based on two-sided tests