Table 2.
Means, standard deviations, effect sizes, and significance levels for voluntarily and involuntarily single individuals
| Total sample (N = 151) | Voluntarily single individuals (n = 81) | Involuntarily single individuals (n = 70) | F value | η2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Multivariate test | 1.62 | .03 | |||
| Mental health | |||||
| Emotional well-being | 9.42 (3.47) | 9.63 (3.47) | 9.19 (3.49) | 0.36 | .00 |
| Psychological well-being | 16.85 (6.41) | 17.81 (6.37) | 15.74 (6.32) | 3.47 | .02 |
| Social well-being | 10.67 (5.11) | 10.86 (5.27) | 10.44 (4.95) | 0.19 | .00 |
| Total well-being | 36.95 (13.10) | 38.31 (13.28) | 35.37 (12.80) | 1.52 | .01 |
| Multivariate test | 2.03 | .05 | |||
| Mental health illness | |||||
| Somatic symptoms | 1.87 (1.93) | 1.56 (1.88) | 2.23 (1.93) | 3.64 | .03 |
| Anxiety and insomnia | 1.74 (2.03) | 1.31 (1.70) | 2.23 (2.27) | 7.29** | .05 |
| Social dysfunction | 1.08 (1.58) | 0.83 (1.39) | 1.35 (1.73) | 3.02 | .02 |
| Severe depression | 0.83 (1.57) | 0.57 (1.31) | 1.13 (1.78) | 4.20* | .03 |
| Total mental health illness | 5.50 (5.55) | 4.26 (4.71) | 6.94 (6.11) | 7.63** | .05 |
| Univariate test | |||||
| Romantic loneliness | 21.44 (6.22) | 18.95 (6.29) | 24.32 (4.76) | 32.56*** | .18 |
*** p < .001; ** p < .01; * p < .05