Table 2. Differences in Psychological Symptoms between the SCCPs and TGP.

Variable	SCCPs (n = 300)	TGP (n = 600)	Possible score	T value	P value
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Positive Coping	28.23±7.54	30.83±6.90	1–50	4.90	<0.001
Negative coping	24.14±7.77	24.42±6.09	1–50	0.56	0.578
Somatization	19.78±7.62	17.69±6.07	1–60	−4.14	<0.001
Obsessive-Compulsive	18.16±6.09	16.75±5.94	1–50	−3.33	0.001
Interpersonal Sensitivity	14.02±4.74	13.44±4.90	1–45	−1.70	0.090
Depression	22.68±8.54	19.12±6.96	1–65	−6.26	<0.001
Anxiety	15.66±5.97	13.99±5.02	1–50	−4.16	<0.001
Hostility	9.13±3.21	8.91±3.56	1–30	−0.91	0.365
Phobic Anxiety	11.05±3.58	10.26±3.25	1–35	−2.85	0.005
Paranoid Ideation	8.25±2.68	8.25±3.12	1–30	0.00	<0.001
Psychoticism	14.01±4.50	13.37±4.67	1–50	−1.95	0.051
Sleep	7.30±1.27	4.77±2.24	1–35	−5.77	<0.001

Abbreviations: SCCPs, spouse caregivers of cancer patients; TGP, the general population;

A P-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.