Table 5.
Comparisons of each item of the LSNS-6 by age group, occupational status and annual household income
| Mean (SD) | Group difference | ||||||||||||
| 18–39 | 40–64 | ≥65 | F | P value | η2 | ||||||||
| LSNS-6 | |||||||||||||
| Item 1 relative: size | 2.15 | (1.28) | 2.03 | (1.29) | 2.19 | (1.30) | 16.53 | <0.001 | 0.003 | ||||
| Item 2 relative: discuss private matters | 2.02 | (1.24) | 1.86 | (1.25) | 2.17 | (1.26) | 44.32 | <0.001 | 0.008 | ||||
| Item 3 relative: call for help | 2.16 | (1.25) | 1.91 | (1.25) | 2.21 | (1.25) | 63.07 | <0.001 | 0.011 | ||||
| Item 4 friend: size | 1.43 | (1.46) | 1.22 | (1.39) | 1.64 | (1.54) | 57.49 | <0.001 | 0.011 | ||||
| Item 5 friend: discuss private matters | 1.88 | (1.43) | 1.50 | (1.38) | 1.70 | (1.40) | 90.76 | <0.001 | 0.016 | ||||
| Item 6 friend: call for help | 1.73 | (1.44) | 1.32 | (1.33) | 1.48 | (1.39) | 90.39 | <0.001 | 0.018 | ||||
| Total score | 2.15 | (1.28) | 2.03 | (1.29) | 2.19 | (1.30) | 16.53 | <0.001 | 0.003 | ||||
| LSNS-6 | Employed | Homemaker | Student | Unemployed | Other | F | P value | η2 | |||||
| Item 1 relative: size | 2.05 | (1.29) | 2.36 | (1.24) | 2.37 | (1.24) | 1.87 | (1.32) | 1.90 | (1.28) | 35.90 | <0.001 | 0.013 |
| Item 2 relative: discuss private matters | 1.89 | (1.25) | 2.36 | (1.15) | 2.10 | (1.21) | 1.75 | (1.30) | 1.75 | (1.30) | 70.39 | <0.001 | 0.022 |
| Item 3 relative: call for help | 1.98 | (1.26) | 2.41 | (1.15) | 2.21 | (1.26) | 1.83 | (1.29) | 1.86 | (1.30) | 60.72 | <0.001 | 0.019 |
| Item 4 friend: size | 1.34 | (1.44) | 1.33 | (1.41) | 1.99 | (1.56) | 1.16 | (1.44) | 1.29 | (1.43) | 24.99 | <0.001 | 0.009 |
| Item 5 friend: discuss private matters | 1.65 | (1.41) | 1.77 | (1.36) | 2.33 | (1.44) | 1.29 | (1.36) | 1.44 | (1.38) | 46.57 | <0.001 | 0.016 |
| Item 6 friend: call for help | 1.49 | (1.39) | 1.54 | (1.34) | 2.20 | (1.50) | 1.08 | (1.27) | 1.31 | (1.38) | 52.90 | <0.001 | 0.019 |
| Total score | 10.40 | (6.16) | 11.77 | (5.82) | 13.19 | (5.90) | 8.99 | (6.23) | 9.55 | (6.13) | 58.08 | <0.001 | 0.020 |
| LSNS-6 | <2.0 million | 2.0–3.9 million | 4.0–5.9 million | 6.0–7.9 million | ≥8.0 million | F | P value | η2 | |||||
| Item 1 relative: size | 1.41 | (1.32) | 1.82 | (1.32) | 2.08 | (1.27) | 2.23 | (1.24) | 2.35 | (1.22) | 92.18 | <0.001 | 0.043 |
| Item 2 relative: discuss private matters | 1.39 | (1.33) | 1.79 | (1.24) | 1.95 | (1.24) | 2.06 | (1.22) | 2.14 | (1.22) | 52.56 | <0.001 | 0.026 |
| Item 3 relative: call for help | 1.42 | (1.32) | 1.90 | (1.26) | 2.03 | (1.23) | 2.16 | (1.23) | 2.19 | (1.22) | 52.45 | <0.001 | 0.026 |
| Item 4 friend: size | 1.07 | (1.33) | 1.20 | (1.37) | 1.27 | (1.42) | 1.37 | (1.45) | 1.55 | (1.51) | 22.35 | <0.001 | 0.011 |
| Item 5 friend: discuss private matters | 1.24 | (1.36) | 1.49 | (1.39) | 1.59 | (1.39) | 1.69 | (1.38) | 1.88 | (1.44) | 35.29 | <0.001 | 0.016 |
| Item 6 friend: call for help | 1.03 | (1.31) | 1.32 | (1.35) | 1.41 | (1.36) | 1.53 | (1.35) | 1.72 | (1.42) | 41.97 | <0.001 | 0.019 |
| Total score | 7.55 | (6.36) | 9.52 | (6.02) | 10.33 | (5.96) | 11.05 | (5.93) | 11.82 | (6.20) | 74.70 | <0.001 | 0.036 |
η2: 0.010~small; 0.060 medium; 0.140~large.
LSNS-6, Lubben Social Network Scale.