Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the sample.
| Variables | M (SD) | Statistic for Gender Comparison | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Sample | Male | Female | t (df) | p | |
| Age | 43.51 (14.32) | 43.72 (14.97) | 43.40 (13.99) | 0.199 (343) | 0.842 |
| Depressive symptoms t1 | 28.11 (11.78) | 28.41 (11.72) | 27.95 (11.83) | 0.343 (338) | 0.732 |
| Depressive symptoms t2 | 14.11 (12.50) | 16.35 (14.41) | 12.92 (11.26) | 1.509 (130) | 0.134 |
| Life events | 1.72 (1.67) | 1.68 (1.67) | 1.74 (1.67) | −0.306 (345) | 0.760 |
| Social Support | 10.05 (2.55) | 9.83 (2.56) | 10.17 (2.55) | 1.179 (345) | 0.239 |
| Organised religious activities (ORA) | 2.01 (1.60) | 1.78 (1.62) | 2.13 (1.58) | −1.957 (343) | 0.051 |
| Non-organised religious activities (NORA) | 1.59 (1.83) | 1.52 (1.90) | 1.63 (1.79) | −0.571 (344) | 0.569 |
| Intrinsic religiousness (IR) | 6.25 (6.00) | 5.58 (4.04) | 6.62 (3.68) | −2.415 (344) | 0.016 |
Note. M = mean; SD = standard deviation; t = value of t-distribution; df = degrees of freedom; p = statistical significance; t1 sample: n = 348, n = 122 male, n = 226 female.