Socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyles, social support quality and mental health in college students: a cross-sectional study

Table 7 Correlation between MSPSS and GHQ-12 for MALE college students (N = 4625)

Variables	SSQ	Subscale-family	Subscale-friends	Subscale-significant others	Mental health problems
SSQ	1.000
Subscale-family	0.799	1.000
Subscale-friends	0.800	0.617	1.000
Subscale-significant others	0.837	0.679	0.722	1.000
Mental health problem	-0.182	-0.175	-0.161	-0.168	1.000

MSPSS Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, GHQ General health questionnaire, SSQ Social support quality
All correlation coefficients were statistically significant at the 0.01 level

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