TABLE 2.
Psychosocial parameters at T1 by incident ED from T1 to T2 (N=814, only those eligible to develop moderate/complete ED).
| Psychosocial factors at T1 | Incident ED n=178 |
No Incident ED n=636 |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| How pleased are you with the way your life has gone so far? | |||
| Pleased/Very Pleased | 93 (52.2%) | 340 (53.6%) | 0.93 |
| Wish some things were different but generally happy | 79 (44.4%) | 275 (43.4%) | |
| Unhappy/Very Unhappy | 6 (3.4%) | 19 (3.0%) | |
| Social Support (% Yes) | 160 (89.9%) | 599 (94.2%) | 0.04 |
| Depression (% Yes) | 14 (8.1%) | 61 (9.7%) | 0.53 |
| Depression score (continuous) | 6.0 ± 6.83 | 6.0 ± 6.55 | 0.95 |
| Median (IQR) | 4.0 (1.0 – 9.0) | 4.0 (1.0 – 9.0) | |
| Spielberger Anger Scales (continuous) | |||
| Hold Anger In, Mean ± SD | 14.7 ± 3.99 | 14.9 ± 3.74 | 0.62 |
| Median (IQR) | 14.0 (12.0 – 17.0) | 15.0 (12.0 – 17.0) | |
| Acts Out due to Anger, Mean ± SD | 13.7 ± 2.95 | 13.8 ± 3.10 | 0.76 |
| Median (IQR) | 14.0 (12.0 – 16.0) | 14.0 (12.0 – 16.0) | |
| Ability to control anger, Mean ± SD | 25.4 ± 5.02 | 25.9 ± 4.67 | 0.24 |
| Median (IQR) | 26.0 (22.0 – 30.0) | 27.0 (23.0 – 30.0) | |
| Frequency Anger is aroused and expressed (or suppressed), Mean ± SD | 19.0 ± 8.39 | 18.8 ± 7.56 | 0.72 |
| Median (IQR) | 18.5 (13.0 – 24.0) | 18.0 (13.0 – 24.0) | |
| Jackson Dominance Scale (continuous), Mean ± SD | 9.7 ± 4.03 | 10.7 ± 3.79 | 0.002 |
| Median (IQR) | 10.0 (7.0 – 13.0) | 11.0 (8.0 – 14.0) | |
| Being fidgety, nervous or tense? | 34 (19.1%) | 161 (25.3%) | 0.09 |
| Being irritable | 34 (19.1%) | 163 (25.6%) | 0.07 |
| Smoking more than usual? | 6 (3.4%) | 30 (4.7%) | 0.44 |
| Drinking more than usual? | 6 (3.4%) | 37 (5.8%) | 0.20 |
| Feeling that things are coming apart or out of control? | 7 (3.9%) | 60 (9.4%) | 0.02 |
| Feeling frazzled or at wit's end? | 13 (7.3%) | 75 (11.8%) | 0.09 |