Table 2.
Social support and social strain in the bipolar disorder and control groups after controlling for race and marital status
| Bipolar disorder (n = 35) Est. marginal mean (SE) |
Controls (n = 38) Est. marginal mean (SE) |
F | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social support (ISEL) | 89.05 (2.45) | 98.62 (2.35) | 7.67a |
| Social strain (INSI) | 17.75 (1.95) | 10.20 (1.87) | 7.55a |
Est. = estimated; INSI = Inventory of Negative Social Interactions (average score over first and second visit); ISEL = Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (average score over first and second visit); SE = standard error.
a
p ≤ 0.01.