Table 7.
Effect of marital status on the scores of psychometric scales used in the study.
| Marital status | p | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Married (I) N = 130 | Widowed (II) N = 52 | Divorced/in separation (III) N = 42 | Single (IV) N = 23 | ||||||
| Me | Me | Me | Me | ||||||
| MDQ | 3.31 ± 2.83 | 3.0 | 3.27 ± 2.88 | 4.0 | 4.17 ± 2.99 | 4.0 | 4.13 ± 2.77 | 4.0 | NS |
| GDS | 12.88 ± 2.92 | 12.0 | 12.63 ± 3.4 | 12.0 | 12.48 ± 3.18 | 11.0 | 12.83 ± 2.66 | 13.0 | NS |
| GHQ-28 | 21.28 ± 8.66 | 20.0 | 20.52 ± 12.29 | 17.0 | 21.43 ± 12.21 | 17.5 | 24.48 ± 9.22 | 22.0 | NS |
| AIS | 5.95 ± 3.78 | 5.0 | 5.42 ± 4.43 | 3.0 | 5.52 ± 3.95 | 4.0 | 8.04 ± 5.09 | 7.0 | II–IV: 0.041* |
| STAI (X-1) | 40.05 ± 9.3 | 41.0 | 38.12 ± 11.29 | 37.0 | 38 ± 11.39 | 37.5 | 40.48 ± 7.87 | 40.0 | NS |
| STAI (X-2) | 39.35 ± 8.7 | 39.0 | 38.81 ± 10.35 | 37.5 | 37.6 ± 9.71 | 35.5 | 42.09 ± 6.85 | 42.0 | NS |
| CECS_anger | 17.26 ± 3.32 | 17.0 | 18.62 ± 4.32 | 19.0 | 18.26 ± 3.42 | 18.5 | 19.65 ± 3.97 | 19.0 | I–IV: 0.032* |
| CECS_depression | 17.17 ± 3.68 | 16.0 | 18.62 ± 4.45 | 19.0 | 19.12 ± 3.56 | 19.0 | 18.48 ± 2.94 | 19.0 | I–III: 0.017* |
| CECS_anxiety | 16.16 ± 2.78 | 16.0 | 17.12 ± 3.18 | 17.5 | 17.14 ± 2.48 | 17.0 | 16.57 ± 2.66 | 17.0 | NS |
| CECS_total | 50.59 ± 7.76 | 50.5 | 54.35 ± 9.79 | 55.0 | 54.52 ± 7.35 | 55.0 | 54.7 ± 8.51 | 55.0 | I–II: 0.022* I–III: 0.023* |
| SMAST-G | 1.15 ± 1.63 | 1.0 | 0.79 ± 1.68 | 0.0 | 1.43 ± 2.07 | 1.0 | 1.57 ± 2.23 | 0.0 | NS |
AIS, Athens Insomnia Scale; CECS, Courtauld Emotional Control Scale; GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale; GHQ-28, General Health Questionnaire-28; MDQ, Mood Disorder Questionnaire; Me, median; NS, not significant; p, p-value; SD, standard deviation; SMAST-G, Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test—Geriatric Version; STAI, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; , mean; *, statistically significant value (p < 0.05; Kruskal–Wallis ANOVA and appropriate post-hoc tests).