Table 1.
Socio-demographic and war-related characteristics of widowed and married mothers
| 1. Widowed lone mothers (N = 100) | 2. Non-bereaved married mothers (N = 71) | 3. Bereaved married mothers (N = 35) |
Comparison between groups (ANOVA orX2test) |
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| Group 1 vs. Group 2 | Group 1 vs. Group 3 | ||||||
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F (df) orX2(df) |
p-value |
F (df) orX2(df) |
p-value |
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Socio-demographic characteristics |
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| Age: M (SD) |
50.1 (7.9) |
47.3 (6.4) |
46.3 (5.8) |
F(2,203) = 5.62 |
0.009 |
F(2,203) = 5.62 |
0.006 |
| Years of education: M (SD) |
6.1 (3.5) |
6.4 (3.5) |
7.5 (4.1) |
F(2,201) = 2.48 |
0.566 |
F(2,201) = 2.48 |
0.027 |
| Monthly income1: M (SD) |
232.2 (163.3) |
331.7 (233.5) |
271.5 (208.4) |
F(2,201) = 5.23 |
0.001 |
F(2,201) = 5.23 |
0.317 |
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Employment status |
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X2(3) = 0.28 |
0.734 |
X2(3) = 1.50 |
0.681 |
| E Employed |
7 (7.0) |
6 (8.5) |
3 (8.6) |
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| U Unemployed |
89 (89.0) |
64 (90.1) |
32 (91.4) |
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| R Retired |
3 (3.0) |
1 (1.4) |
0 |
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| Training/education |
1 (1.0) |
0 |
0 |
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| Children in household under 18 |
78 (78.0) |
62 (87.3) |
30 (85.3) |
F(2,203) = 1.40 |
0.059 |
F(2,203) = 1.40 |
0.075 |
| Support from abroad |
20 (20.0) |
11 (15.5) |
39 (22.9) |
F(2,203) = 0.48 |
0.462 |
F(2,203) = 0.48 |
0.712 |
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War-related characteristics |
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| Number of war traumatic events excluding murder of family M (SD) |
30.7(16.14) |
23.0 (18.85) |
26.6 (18.6) |
F(2,203) = 2.52 |
0.027 |
F(2,203) = 2.52 |
0. 324 |
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Displacement status during war |
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X2(2) = 2.84 |
0.238 |
X2(2) = 1.86 |
0.396 |
| Remained at home |
3 (3.0) |
5 (7.1) |
1 (2.9) |
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| Internally displaced |
65 (65.0) |
49 (70.0) |
27 (77.1) |
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| Refugee | 32 (32.0) | 16 (22.9) | 7 (20.0) | ||||
Note: Data are given as the number (percentage) of participants unless otherwise indicated; 1 Monthly income is reported in Euro.