Table 4.
ANOVA test for mean differences between various types of employment status
| Anxiety | Depression | |
|---|---|---|
| Mean level of mental disorders | ||
| Study sample | 2.063 | 1.721 |
| ES1: Working | 1.960 | 1.559 |
| ES2: Voluntarily not working | 1.331 | 1.181 |
| ES3: Involuntarily not working | 2.735 | 2.389 |
| ANOVA | ||
| F | 40,550.4 | 36,501.4 |
| p value | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Pairwise difference comparisons | ||
| ES1 vs. ES2 | 0.629*** | 0.378*** |
| ES1 vs. ES3 | −0.775*** | −0.830*** |
| ES2 vs. ES3 | −1.404*** | −1.208*** |
Note: *, **, and *** indicate statistical significance at an alpha level of 0.05, 0.01, and 0.001, respectively