Table 4.
A comparison of the personal characteristics of the respondents and their resilience based on their level of QoL (N = 385).
| Characteristics | Level of QOL | TotalN (%) | X2 Test | p Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor n = 207 |
Good n = 178 |
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| N (%) | N (%) | |||||
| Age range (Years) |
18–25 | 54 (26.1) | 40 (22.5) | 94 (24.4) | 23.8 | <0.001 * |
| 26–35 | 46 (22.2) | 22 (12.4) | 68 (17.7) | |||
| 36–45 | 44 (21.3) | 24 (13.5) | 68 (17.7) | |||
| 46–55 | 35 (16.9) | 36 (20.2) | 71 (18.4) | |||
| 56–60 | 18 (8.7) | 34 (19.1) | 52 (13.5) | |||
| >60 | 10 (4.8) | 22 (12.4) | 32 (8.3) | |||
| Educational level |
High School | 11 (5.3) | 12 (6.7) | 23 (6.0) | 1.5 | 0.47 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 159 (76.8) | 127 (71.3) | 286 (74.3) | |||
| Postgraduate degree | 37 (17.9) | 39 (21.9) | 76 (19.7) | |||
| Marital status | Married | 126 (60.9) | 129 (72.5) | 255 (66.2) | 5.8 | 0.02 * |
| Unmarried | 81 (39.1) | 49 (27.5) | 130 (33.8) | |||
| Income | Low | 26 (12.6) | 9 (5.1) | 35 (9.1) | 24.6 | <0.001 * |
| Average | 169 (81.6) | 131 (73.6) | 300 (77.9) | |||
| High | 12 (5.8) | 38 (21.3) | 50 (13.0) | |||
| Physical health problems | Yes | 55 (26.6) | 39 (21.9) | 94 (24.4) | 1.13 | 0.29 |
| No | 152 (73.4) | 139 (78.1) | 291 (75.6) | |||
| Psychological problems | Yes | 25 (12.1) | 5 (2.8) | 30 (7.8) | 11.4 | 0.001 * |
| No | 182 (87.9) | 173 (97.2) | 355 (92.2) | |||
| Resilience score (CD-RISC) |
Low | 116 (56.0) | 47 (26.4) | 163 (42.3) | 34.42 | <0.001 * |
| High | 91 (44.0) | 131 (73.6) | 222 (57.7) | |||
* significant level p ≤ 0.05; data presented as frequency (N) and percentage (%); Abbreviations: QOL, quality of life; CD-RISC: Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale.