Table 4.
Comparison of depression and anxiety with social stress and support scores
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Non-depression group (n = 61)
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Depression group (n = 39)
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χ
2
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P value
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Non-anxiety group (n = 51)
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Anxiety group (n = 49)
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χ
2
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P value
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| Negative life event scores | 28.26 ± 9.85 | 34.33 ± 10.91 | 2.882 | 0.005 | 26.20 ± 8.12 | 38.27 ± 10.05 | 6.618 | < 0.0001 |
| Total SSRS scores | 32.85 ± 4.45 | 26.23 ± 5.68 | 6.506 | < 0.0001 | 32.45 ± 5.68 | 27.00 ± 4.13 | 5.469 | < 0.0001 |
| Subjective support | 11.54 ± 2.67 | 9.15 ± 3.22 | 4.026 | 0.0001 | 11.84 ± 2.98 | 8.71 ± 2.05 | 6.095 | < 0.0001 |
| Objective support | 12.36 ± 2.15 | 8.92 ± 3.58 | 6.008 | < 0.0001 | 11.39 ± 3.69 | 10.33 ± 2.41 | 1.693 | 0.094 |
| Support utilization | 8.82 ± 1.41 | 8.15 ± 1.81 | 2.072 | 0.041 | 9.22 ± 1.15 | 7.96 ± 1.78 | 4.221 | < 0.0001 |
SSRS: Social support rating scale.