Table 6.
Characteristics of Adults by Dimension of Adult Life: Friendships
| Variable | Men
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Women
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Considerable (n = 65) | Some (n = 114) | None (n = 42) | F/χ2 value | Considerable (n = 48) | Some (n = 25) | None (n = 7) | F/χ2 value | |
| Age in years (M [SD]) | 30.63 (7.84) | 31.65 (7.87) | 30.41 (8.56) | F(2, 219) = 0.54 | 30.56 (7.19)c | 28.82 (5.98)c | 23.31 (1.42) | F(2, 78) = 3.89* |
| Caucasian (n [%]) | 63 (96.9) | 108 (94.7) | 37 (88.1) | χ2(2, N = 219) = 3.75 | 46 (95.8) | 25 (100.0) | 7 (100.0) | χ2(2, N = 78) = 1.37 |
| Maternal college+ (n [%]) | 28 (47.5) | 53 (51.0) | 24 (58.5) | χ2(2, N = 202) = 1.21 | 24 (57.1) | 11 (50.0) | 3 (75.0) | χ2(2, N = 66) = 0.93 |
| Health (M [SD]) | 4.08 (0.94) | 3.82 (0.99) | 3.93 (0.87) | F(2, 218) = 1.46 | 3.96 (1.05) | 3.84 (1.07) | 3.00 (1.63) | F(2, 78) = 2.27 |
| Education (M [SD]) | 0.51 (0.57) | 0.39 (0.57)c | 0.70 (0.65) | F(2, 180) = 3.53* | 1.57 (0.99)b,c | 1.11 (0.57) | 0.60 (0.55) | F(2, 64) = 3.40* |
| Functional skills (M [SD]) | 125.58 (13.83)b,c | 117.65 (17.81)c | 108.26 (27.73) | F(2, 218) = 12.14** | 138.41 (13.39) | 135.23 (12.01) | 132.86 (11.84) | F(2, 74) = 0.86 |
| Ability to interact (M [SD]) | 2.45 (0.04)c | 2.19 (0.88)c | 1.72 (0.80) | F(2, 222) = 10.27** | 2.63 (1.04)b,c | 1.92 (0.70) | 1.57 (0.54) | F(2, 78) = 7.36** |
| Mental health problems (M [SD]) | 2.61 (1.52) | 2.86 (1.45) | 2.93 (1.51) | F(2, 214) = 0.78 | 1.28 (1.28) | 2.09 (0.90)a | 2.67 (0.82)a | F(2, 74) = 6.40** |
Note. F/χ2 values = results of one-way analysis of variance or chi-square test. % = column percentages.
*
p <.05.
**
p <.01. Boldfaced numbers also denote statistical significance.
a
Higher than “Considerable” at p <.05.
b
Higher than “Some” at p <.05.
c
Higher than “None” at p <.05.