Table 3.
Comparison of psychosocial indicators between White and ethnocultural minority participants, in the overall and matched samples
| Outcome Variable | All Data | Matched Data | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White n = 5120 |
Black n = 104 |
p | White n = 2083 |
Black n = 100 |
p | |
| Depressive symptoms | 16.38 (6.26) | 16.25 (6.60) | .668 | 16.51 (5.95) | 16.11 (6.63) | .370 |
| Anxiety | 2.30 (3.46) | 2.69 (4.16) | .829 | 2.19 (3.25) | 2.80 (4.47) | .726 |
| Life Events | 1.53 (1.36) | 1.88 (1.52) | .032 | 1.55 (1.37) | 1.91 (1.53) | .041 |
| Social Support | 17.59 (5.40) | 17.81 (5.92) | .708 | 17.79 (5.40) | 18.01 (5.87) | .709 |
| Mental Health Services Use | .63 (1.00) | .33 (.60) | <.001 | .64 (1.00) | .33 (.60) | <.001 |
| White n = 5120 |
South Asian n = 113 |
p | White n = 2115 |
South Asian n = 111 |
p | |
| Depressive symptoms | 16.38 (6.26) | 16.31 (6.25) | .870 | 16.06 (5.88) | 16.22 (6.22) | .889 |
| Anxiety | 2.30 (3.46) | 3.27 (4.78) | .048 | 2.19 (3.19) | 3.27 (4.82) | .048 |
| Life Events | 1.53 (1.36) | 1.65 (1.44) | .302 | 1.43 (1.29) | 1.67 (1.44) | .088 |
| Social Support | 17.59 (5.40) | 17.41 (6.11) | .756 | 17.55 (5.25) | 17.45 (6.14) | .862 |
| Mental Health Services Use | .63 (1.00) | .23 (.57) | <.001 | .57 (.95) | .23 (.57) | <.001 |
| White n = 5120 |
East Asian n = 134 |
p | White n = 2486 |
East Asian n = 132 |
p | |
| Depressive symptoms | 16.38 (6.26) | 16.37 (5.70) | .792 | 16.11 (5.82) | 16.36 (5.74) | .533 |
| Anxiety | 2.30 (3.46) | 2.11 (3.20) | .389 | 2.10 (3.07) | 2.05 (3.15) | .525 |
| Life Events | 1.53 (1.36) | 1.47 (1.37) | .608 | 1.43 (1.31) | 1.44 (1.36) | .998 |
| Social Support | 17.59 (5.40) | 14.72 (5.50) | <.001 | 17.44 (5.40) | 14.73 (5.53) | <.001 |
| Mental Health Services Use | .63 (1.00) | .20 (.49) | <.001 | .58 (.97) | .20 (.49) | <.001 |
| White n = 5120 |
Southeast Asian n = 111 |
p | White n = 1898 |
Southeast Asian n = 106 |
p | |
| Depressive symptoms | 16.38 (6.26) | 15.63 (7.36) | .117 | 16.06 (5.80) | 15.48 (7.39) | .159 |
| Anxiety | 2.30 (3.46) | 2.64 (4.16) | .829 | 2.11 (3.06) | 2.57 (4.20) | .808 |
| Life Events | 1.53 (1.36) | 1.42 (1.50) | .211 | 1.44 (1.33) | 1.37 (1.46) | .347 |
| Social Support | 17.59 (5.40) | 16.90 (5.93) | .229 | 17.21 (5.46) | 16.82 (5.99) | .512 |
| Mental Health Services Use | .63 (1.00) | .27 (.57) | <.001 | .55 (.96) | .28 (.58) | .001 |
| White n = 5120 |
Aboriginal n = 21 |
p | White n = 518 |
Aboriginal n = 20 |
p | |
| Depressive symptoms | 16.38 (6.26) | 22.00 (10.77) | .033 | 17.00 (6.30) | 22.40 (10.89) | .055 |
| Anxiety | 2.30 (3.46) | 4.19 (5.11) | .187 | 2.05 (3.13) | 4.40 (5.14) | .092 |
| Life Events | 1.53 (1.36) | 2.10 (1.37) | .116 | 1.64 (1.47) | 2.20 (1.32) | .067 |
| Social Support | 17.59 (5.40) | 15.76 (4.90) | .104 | 18.01 (5.38) | 15.65 (5.01) | .052 |
| Mental Health Services Use | .63 (1.00) | .95 (1.07) | .072 | .75 (1.02) | .90 (1.07) | .367 |