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. 2023 Jul 24;14:1049008. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1049008

Table 5.

Mean, standard deviation, t-test and one-way ANOVA of variance in fear of intimacy, mental toughness, QoL and NPI in the term of across the demographic variables.

Nuclear Joints
Variables M SD M SD t (3,12) P Cohen’s d
Fear of intimacy 63.37 9.43 67.21 7.45 −2.34* 0.02 0.45
Mental toughness 17.97 4.18 20.26 3.42 −3.11** 0.002 0.60
QoL 24.02 6.63 23.45 5.63 0.484 0.62 0.12
NPI 98.87 13.38 93.36 13.47 2.18* 0.03 0.41
Govt. treatment Private treatment
Variables M SD M SD t (3,12) p Cohen’s d
Fear of intimacy 66.84 6.70 63.04 10.21 2.38** 0.01 0.44
Mental toughness 18.07 4.15 19.55 3.85 −2.03* 0.04 0.36
QoL 25.03 6.40 22.69 5.95 2.07* 0.04 0.37
NPI 99.50 12.19 94.28 14.46 2.12* 0.03 0.40
Adulthood Middle adult Older adult
Variables M SD M SD M SD F (2,11) η 2 Post-hoc
Fear of intimacy 63.73 9.34 62.84 8.62 69.75 6.56 6.13 0.094 3 > 2 > 1
Mental toughness 19.67 4.17 17.10 3.74 19.71 3.52 5.80 0.090 2 > 1 > 3
QoL 25.09 7.57 22.28 4.57 21.96 4.31 5.78 0.089 1 > 2 > 3
NPI 93.24 15.99 98.53 11.12 100.96 10.24 3.57 0.057 3 > 2 > 1

QoL, quality of life; NPI, neuropsychological impairment. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01.