Table 2 Comparison of perceived stress, acculturative stress, PCS and MCS based on general demographic characteristic

Characteristics

Category

N (%)

Mean ± SD

t or F

p

Mean ± SD

t or F

p

Mean + SD

t or F

p

Mean ± SD

t or F

p

Age Group

20-29

65(50)

22 ± 8.6

.25

.77

87.2 ± 19.6

.51

.59

50.7 ± 7.76

.63

.52

48 ± 9.21

1.46

.23

30-39

53(41)

21.1 ± 6.2

88.4 ± 19.8

51.9 ± 6.78

50.5 ± 8.94

40-50

12(9)

20.8 ± 3.7

82 ± 19.9

52.6 ± 6.58

51.4 ± 6.46

Gender

Male

103(79)

20.9 ± 7.25

-1.90

.06

86.7 ± 19.5

-.51

.60

51.9 ± 6.94

1.6

.09

49.7 ± 8.94

.84

.39

Female

27(21)

23.9 ± 7.73

89 ± 20.39

49.3 ± 8.16

48.1 ± 8.94

Marital Status

Married

73(56)

21.1 ± 6.8

-.81

.42

88.8 ± 19.0

1.03

.30

50.4 ± 7.67

-1.71

.09

50.7 ± 8.49

1.95

.05*

Single

57(44)

22.1 ± 8.2

85.2 ± 20.3

52.6 ± 6.54

47.6 ± 9.25

Living status in

With spouse

47(64)

20.8 ± 7.3

-.45

.65

89.4 ± 19.4

.34

.73

50 ± 8.27

-.65

.51

50.6 ± 8.39

-.07

.93

Korea

Without spouse

26(20)

21.6 ± 5.8

87.8 ± 18.6

51.2 ± 6.54

50.8 ± 8.86

Level of study

Undergraduate

7(5)

53 ± 2.7

.39

.67

83.7 ± 14.3

1.59

.20

53 ± 2.70

.90

.40

48 ± 7.79

.10

.90

Masters

32(25)

52.5 ± 7.4

82.2 ± 18.1

52.6 ± 7.42

49.1 ± 7.96

PhD

91(70)

50.8 ± 7.4

89.2 ± 20.3

50.8 ± 7.41

49.5 ± 9.39

Major

Engineering

28(21)

21.3 ± 8

.21

.88

89.4 ± 15.1

.20

.89

53.1 ± 6.30

.97

.40

47.9 ± 10.0

.33

.80

Natural Science

84(65)

21.8 ± 7.6

86.9 ± 21.2

50.6 ± 7.55

49.8 ± 8.82

Humanities& Social

13(10)

20.6 ± 5.3

84.3 ± 20.2

52 ± 7.72

49.9 ± 8.24

Science

5(4)

19.5 ± 3.3

87 ± 16.9

53.1 ± 5.43

48.9 ± 7.14

Interdepartmental programs

Place of

Seoul

35(27)

21.6 ± 7.8

.06

.94

86 ± 17.1

-.44

.66

53.2 ± 7.71

1.75

.08

48.9 ± 7.65

-.32

.74

residence

Out of Seoul

95(73)

21.5 ± 7.3

87.7 ± 20.5

50.7 ± 7.0

49.5 ± 9.39