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Table 1 The socio-demographic characteristics of the participants

From: The relationship of supportive roles with mental health and satisfaction with life in female household heads in Karaj, Iran: a structural equations model

Variables [quantitative]

Mean ± SD

Minimum

Maximum

Age [year]

43.1 ± 1.7

20

49

Education

7.05 ± 5.6

0

20

Mental Health

Physical Problems

8.6. ±1.4

social support

family

22.2 ± 2.9

Anxiety symptoms and sleep disorders

11.6 ± 5.5

Social Dysfunction

11.9 ± 4

Friend

18.1 ± 2.5

Depression

5.7 ± 5.4

total

37.8 ± 10.7

Perceived social support

Family

11.5 ± 4.1

acquaintances

22.1 ± 1.6

Friend

10.8 ± 4.1

acquaintances

11.9 ± 3.9

total

34.2 ± 10.2

total

62.4 ± 4.9

Variables [qualitative]

F (%)

Variables

F(%)

 Number of people in Family

< 2

163 (57)

Occupation

Housewife

85 (29.7)

≥2

119 (41.6)

Laborer

127 (44.4)

 Number of Children

Zero

45 (15.7)

Corporate Job

30 (10.4)

1

80 (28)

2

87 (30.4)

3 and above

74 (25.9)