Table 3.
Means and ANOVAS’ results for the study variables as a function of clusters.
| Clusters | Cluster 1 – incoherent « original group » high | Cluster 2 – coherent strong identification | Cluster 3 – incoherent « Quebecers » high | Cluster 4 – incoherent « original group » low | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLLECTIVE WELL-BEING INDICATORS | |||||
| Collective esteem – Quebecers | 6.01a | 8.68b | 7.58b | 5.81a | 19.04*** |
| Collective hope – Quebecers | 6.67a | 8.42b | 6.89a | 5.71a | 8.57*** |
| Collective esteem – Canadians | 7.05a | 9.23b | 7.42a | 6.58a | 10.26*** |
| Collective hope – Canadians | 7.38a | 8.45b | 7.20a | 6.67a | 5.34** |
| Collective esteem – original group | 8.07a | 8.35a | 6.60b | 5.27b | 17.83*** |
| Collective hope – original group | 6.96 | 8.07a | 6.42b | 5.43b | 5.74*** |
| INDIVIDUAL WELL-BEING INDICATORS | |||||
| Self-esteem | 8.28a | 8.64a | 8.05 | 6.91b | 4.78** |
| Life satisfaction | 6.91 | 7.49a | 6.79 | 5.97b | 2.78† |
| Subjective vitality | 7.21 | 7.85a | 6.77 | 6.23b | 3.77* |
*p < 0.017, **p < 0.008, ***p < 0.001, †p < 0.05, non-significant due to Bonferonni correction.
For each dependent variable, means with different subscripts indicate a significant difference at p < 0.05 using Scheffé’s post hoc tests.