Table 1.

Mean Positive Mental Health Continuum Scores (MHC) by Dichotomous Demographic and Mental Health Characteristics in the Mino Giizhigad Study of Midwest American Indian Adults (N = 218) and Sacred Journey Study of Pacific Northwest Rural American Indian Women (N = 146).

Mino Giizhigad Variables	Variable Attributes	MHC-SF Mean Score (Sample M = 45.18, SD = 13.63)	Test Statistic
Gender	Male (43.6%)	44.33 (14.44)	t = −0.77
	Female (56.4%)	45.82 (13.01)
Above/Below Median Age (57 years)	<57 years	45.32 (13.87)	t = 0.14
	>57 years	45.05 (13.44)
Attained High School/GED or Higher	Yes (88.9%)	45.43 (13.41)	t = −0.36
	No (11.1%)	44.23 (15.07)
Relationship Status (Partnered/Married)	Partnered (44.0%)	45.20 (13.12)	t = −0.01
	No Partner (56.0%)	45.17 (14.04)
Housing Status	Stable (94.0%)	44.91 (13.56)	t = 1.07
	Unstable (6.0%)	49.46 (15.01)
Employment	Employed (72.8%)	45.75 (12.76)	t = −0.88
	Not Employed (27.2%)	43.66 (15.90)
Above/Below Median Household Per Capita Income ($7,500)	< $7,500	44.27 (14.28)	t = −1.01
	> $7,500	46.19 (13.00)
Sacred Journey Variables	Variable Attributes	Psychological Wellbeing Mean Score (Sample M = 29.9, SD = 4.0)	Test Statistic
Above/Below Median Age (23 years)	<23 years	30.1 (4.0)	t = 0.55
	>23 years	29.8 (4.1)
Attained High School/GED or Higher	Yes (72.6%)	30.4 (3.8)	t = −2.32*
	No (27.4%)	28.7 (4.5)
Relationship Status (Partnered/Married)	Partnered (61.0%)	29.9 (4.1)	t = 0.02
	No Partner (39.0%)	29.9 (4.0)
Housing Status	Stable (54.1%)	30.3 (3.8)	t = −1.33
	Unstable (45.9%)	29.5 (4.3)
Employment	Employed (29.5%)	31.6 (3.6)	t = −3.37**
	Not Employed (70.5%)	29.2 (4.0)
Above/Below Median Household Income ($19,992)	< $19,992	29.4 (3.3)	t = −2.08*
	> $19,992	30.8 (4.8)

^*< 0.05;

^**< 0.01; two-tailed tests for within-study comparisons; t = independent samples

M = mean, SD = standard deviation

Note: Stable housing = owning or renting; Unstable housing = homeless, transitional, or temporary housing