Mental distress among young adults – gender differences in the role of social support

BMC Public Health

Table 4 Correlation matrix using Spearman’s ρ; age group 25–31 years; men above the diagonal, women below the diagonal

	HSCL	SOCIAL SUPPORT	SENSE OF COHERENCE	UNORG. ACTIVITIES	ORGANIZED ACTIVITIES	PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
HSCL		0.35**	−0.43**	−0.13*	−0.07	− 0.06
SOCIAL SUPPORT	0.39**		−0.43**	−0.11	− 0.09	−0.09
SENSE OF COHERENCE	−0.48**	−0.40**		0.12	0.02	0.15*
UNORG. ACTIVITIES	−0.16**	−0.31**	0.23**		0.22**	0.27**
ORGANIZED ACTIVITIES	−0.17**	−0.08	0.05	0.17**		0.08
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY	−0.07	−0.04	0.07	0.20**	0.05

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