Table 1 Group differences in psychosocial and cognitive variables between elderly men with lower scores on the subjective well-being scale (SWB) and those with higher SWB scores
Group comparison, t-test | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Means (standard deviations) | Total sample (n = 61) | Low SWB group (n = 30) | High SWB group (n = 31) | P valuea |
Age, years | 72.2 (6.0) | 72.9 (5.4) | 71.5 (6.6) | 0.364 |
Mental health status, K6 (score range: 0–20) | 5.03 (3.75) | 6.40 (4.04) | 3.71 (2.96) | 0.004 |
Social network scale (score range: 0–15) | 7.52 (3.56) | 7.83 (3.30) | 7.23 (3.87) | 0.513 |
Cognitive behavioral pattern (score range: 1–5) | ||||
Distraction activity when depressed | 3.28 (1.27) | 3.33 (1.22) | 3.23 (1.33) | 0.743 |
Behavior inhibition when depressed | 2.48 (1.06) | 2.63 (1.19) | 2.32 (0.91) | 0.255 |
Problem solving skill against stress | 3.23 (1.04) | 3.13 (0.90) | 3.32 (1.17) | 0.482 |
Self-reinforcement | 2.74 (0.96) | 2.70 (0.84) | 2.77 (1.09) | 0.767 |
Negative automatic thought | 3.03 (1.22) | 3.17 (1.29) | 2.90 (1.16) | 0.405 |