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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study sample and associations with BRCS scores

From: Resilient coping in the general population: standardization of the brief resilient coping scale (BRCS)

 

N (%)

BRCS

M (S.D.)

Group

differences

P value

Cohen’s d,

effect-sizea

Gender

  

P < .05

d = 0.09

 Male

1174 (46.8)

14.9 b (3.3)

  

 Female

1334 (53.2)

14.6 (3.1)

  

Age group, yr.

  

P < .001

d = 0.03

 14–24

257 (10.2)

14.4 (3.3)

  

 25–34

360 (14.4)

14.9 (3.2)

  

 35–44

382 (15.2)

15.1 (3.3)

  

 45–54

445 (17.7)

15.0 (3.0)

  

 55–64

454 (18.1)

15.2 (2.9)

  

 65–74

381 (15.2)

14.4 (3.2)

  

  ≥ 75

229 (9.1)

13.4 (3.3)

  

Cohabitation

  

P < .001

d = 0.01

 Yes

1315 (52.4)

15,0 (3.0)

  

 No

1193 (47.6)

14.4 (3.3)

  

Marital Status

  

P < .001

d = 0.02

 Married

1112 (4.3)

15.0 (3.0)

  

 Separated

64 (2.6)

15.7 (3.2)

  

 Single

705 (28.1)

14.7 (3.3)

  

 Divorced

351 (14.0)

14.6 (3.3)

  

 Widowed

276 (11.0)

13.7 (3.2)

  

Education

  

P < .000

d = 0.04

 None

67 (2.7)

12.7 (4.0)

  

 High School

1810 (72,5)

14.6 (3.2)

  

 College

323 (12,9)

15.4 (3.0)

  

 University

220 (8.8)

16.2 (2.6)

  

 Currently Student

78 (3,1)

13.8 (3.5)

  

Unemployment

  

P < .05

d = 0.02

 Yes

142 (5.7)

14,1 (3.5)

  

 No

2366 (94.3)

14.8 (3.2)

  

Net household income

  

P < .001

d = 0.02

  < 1250 €/month

593 (23.6)

14.1 (3.5)

  

 1250- < 2500 €/month

1146 (45.7)

14.7 (3.1)

  

  ≥ 2500 €/month

769 (30.7)

15.3 (3.1)

  
  1. aCohen’s defined effect sizes as follows: “small, d = .2”, “medium, d = .5”, and “large, d = .8”
  2. bBolded means in the table represent the subgroups with the highest mean score