Table 2.
Somatic and mental health symptoms and well-being among the groups
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1. Widowed lone mothers (N = 100) |
2. Non-bereaved married mothers (N = 71) |
3. Bereaved married mothers (N = 35) |
ANCOVA |
Comparison between groups p-value |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | F(2,203) | 1vs.2 | 1vs.3 | |
| PHQ-S |
25.47 (4.86) |
21.69 (5.20) |
22.46 (5.04) |
9.29 |
<0.001 |
0.04 |
| PHQ-D |
15.54 (7.11) |
6.80 (5.81) |
7.97 (6.54) |
14.78 |
<0.001 |
<0.001 |
| PHQ-A |
16.32 (3.29) |
12.80 (3.68) |
13.14 (3.44) |
11.05 |
<0.001 |
<0.001 |
| PDS |
26.96 (12.25) |
8.21 (9.81) |
10.18 (10.29) |
22.85 |
<0.001 |
<0.001 |
| PANAS-P |
15.79 (4.71) |
18.44 (4.48) |
18.55 (4.32) |
5.85 |
<0.01 |
0.03 |
| PANAS-N |
16.00 (3.69) |
13.30 (4.87) |
13.85 (3.20) |
5.27 |
<0.001 |
0.02 |
| SWLS | 17.24 (6.12) | 22.69 (5.62) | 21.30 (6.62) | 7.64 | <0.001 | <0.01 |
Note: PHQ-S: Patient Health Questionnaire-Somatization Subscale; PHQ-D: Patient Health Questionnaire-Depression Subscale; PHQ-A: Patient Health Questionnaire-Anxiety Subscale; PDS: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Scale; PANAS-P: Positive and Negative Affect Scale-Positive Subscale; PANAS-N: Positive and Negative Affect Scale-Negative Subscale; SWLS: Satisfaction with Life Scale; Results were adujsted for age, years of education, monthly income, and number of war-related events.