Demographic characteristics of the sample_
| n | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 783 | 51.5 |
| Female | 739 | 48.5 | |
| Age | 18 – 24 | 139 | 9.1 |
| 25 – 34 | 235 | 15.5 | |
| 35 – 44 | 302 | 19.8 | |
| 45 – 54 | 301 | 19.8 | |
| 55 – 64 | 293 | 19.3 | |
| 65 – 74 | 252 | 16.6 | |
| Education | Secondary education or less | 740 | 48.6 |
| Post-secondary education or more | 782 | 51.4 | |
| Employment status | Employed, self-employed | 961 | 63.2 |
| Student | 121 | 7.9 | |
| Retired | 353 | 23.2 | |
| Unemployed | 65 | 4.3 | |
| Other | 22 | 1.5 | |
| Mental wellbeing | Risk of depression | 137 | 9.0 |
| Poor mental wellbeing | 270 | 17.7 | |
| Excellent mental wellbeing | 1115 | 73.3 | |
| Risky stress behaviour | No | 1472 | 96.7 |
| Yes | 50 | 3.3 | |
Analysis of CCWS scores by sociodemographic variables, mental wellbeing and risky stress behaviour, analysis of variance (ANOVA)_
| Variable | Mean CCWS | SD | Range | Comparisons between groups* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total sample | 22.6 | 8.48 | 10–50 | ||
| Gender | |||||
| (p=0.475; F=0.551; ES=<0.000) | |||||
| (A) | Male | 22.5 | 8.63 | 10–50 | |
| (B) | Female | 22.8 | 8.33 | 10–47 | |
| Age | |||||
| (p=0<0001 F=5.932; ES=0.019) | |||||
| (A) | 18–24 | 22.9 | 8.78 | 10–50 | D |
| (B) | 25–34 | 23.6 | 8.90 | 10–50 | CD |
| (C) | 35–44 | 21.6 | 8.41 | 10–47 | BEF |
| (D) | 45–54 | 21.0 | 8.06 | 10–42 | ABEF |
| (E) | 55–64 | 24.1 | 8.31 | 10–46 | CD |
| (F) | 65–74 | 23.1 | 8.30 | 10–46 | CD |
| Gender (men) x age | |||||
| (p=0.001 F=3.972; ES=0.026) | |||||
| (A) | Men 18–24 | 23.3 | 9.22 | 10–50 | |
| (B) | Men 25–34 | 24.0 | 8.91 | 10–50 | CD |
| (C) | Men 35–44 | 21.3 | 8.47 | 10–44 | BE |
| (D) | Men 45–54 | 20.9 | 8.13 | 10–42 | BE |
| (E) | Men 55–64 | 24.3 | 8.71 | 10–46 | CDF |
| (F) | Men 65–74 | 21.9 | 8.14 | 10–42 | E |
| Gender (women) x age | |||||
| (p=0.012 F=3.058; ES=0.020) | |||||
| (A) | Women 18–24 | 22.6 | 8.32 | 10–39 | |
| (B) | Women 25–34 | 23.2 | 8.91 | 10–47 | D |
| (C) | Women 35–44 | 22.0 | 8.37 | 10–47 | F |
| (D) | Women 45–54 | 21.0 | 8.01 | 10–41 | BEF |
| (E) | Women 55–64 | 23.8 | 7.91 | 10–45 | D |
| (F) | Women 65–74 | 24.2 | 8.31 | 10–46 | CD |
| Education | |||||
| (p=0.558 F=0.338; ES=<0.000) | |||||
| (A) | Secondary education or less | 22.8 | 8.62 | 10–50 | |
| (B) | Post-secondary education or more | 22.5 | 8.36 | 10–50 | |
| Employment status | |||||
| (p=0.088 F=3.116; ES=0.006) | |||||
| (A) | Employed, self-employed | 22.5 | 8.59 | 10–50 | |
| (B) | Student | 22.3 | 8.05 | 10–42 | |
| (C) | Retired | 23.5 | 8.23 | 10–46 | |
| (D) | Unemployed | 20.6 | 8.34 | 10–38 | |
| (E) | Other | 23.5 | 9.59 | 10–44 | |
| Living environment | |||||
| (p=0.991 F=0.011; ES<0.000) | |||||
| (A) | Rural | 22.6 | 8.65 | 10–50 | |
| (B) | Suburban | 22.6 | 8.36 | 10–50 | |
| (C) | Urban | 22.7 | 8.40 | 10–47 | |
| Financial situation | |||||
| (p=0.001 F=5.589; ES=0.011) | |||||
| (A) | I’m struggling | 25.2 | 9.50 | 10–41 | CD |
| (B) | I manage, but I have to be careful | 23.2 | 8.54 | 10–50 | C |
| (C) | Financial situation is good | 21.9 | 8.32 | 10–50 | AB |
| (D) | Financial situation is very good | 21.4 | 7.39 | 10–41 | A |
| Mental wellbeing | |||||
| (p=0<0001 F=17.778; ES=0.023) | |||||
| (A) | Risk of depression | 25.1 | 9.73 | 10–50 | C |
| (B) | Poor mental wellbeing | 24.6 | 8.81 | 10–50 | C |
| (C) | Excellent mental wellbeing | 21.9 | 8.11 | 10–47 | AB |
| Risky stress behaviour | |||||
| (p=0.004 F=9.905; ES=0.006) | |||||
| (A) | No | 22.5 | 8.42 | 10–50 | B |
| (B) | Yes | 26.6 | 9.57 | 10–50 | A |