Table 3.
Respondent characteristics and RES scores.
| Total group (n = 522) | Dutch group (n = 296) | English group (n = 226) | Test-value | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female, n (%) | 371 (71.1) | 195 (65.9) | 176 (77.9) | = 8.973 | <0.05 |
| Age, mean (SD) | 37.2 (13.04) | 41.9 (13.7) | 31 (8.9) | U = 19121.00 | <0.001 |
| Education, n (%)* | = 12.535 | <0.001 | |||
| Low | 71 (13.6) | 54 (18.2) | 17 (7.5) | ||
| High | 451 (86.4) | 242 (81.8) | 209 (92.5) | ||
| Marital status, n (%) | F(4) = 63.551 | <0.001 | |||
| Single | 207 (39.7) | 75 (25.3) | 132 (58.4) | ||
| Married/cohabitation | 268 (51.3) | 188 (63.5) | 80 (35.4) | ||
| Divorced | 26 (5) | 15 (5.1) | 11 (4.9) | ||
| Widow(er) | 7 (1.3) | 7 (2.4) | 0 (0) | ||
| Other | 14 (2.7) | 11 (3.7) | 3 (1.3) | ||
| RES | |||||
| Total score | 25.76 (5) | 25.95 (4.11) | 25.52 (5.98) | U = 33043.50 | 0.81 |
| Subscale self-efficacy | 17.29 (3.48) | 17.24 (2.98) | 17.36 (4.05) | U = 31233.00 | 0.19 |
| Subscale self-confidence | 8.47 (2.18) | 8.71 (1.80) | 8.16 (2.57) | U = 29932.00 | <0.05 |
RES total, total score item 1–9; RES self-efficacy, total score of items 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8; RES self-confidence, total score of items 1, 7, and 9.
*
High level of education included higher professional education, university and graduate school. Low level of education included elementary, primary, middle and high school, lower and secondary professional education. p-values < 0.05 are in bold.