Table 5.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the first sample with means and standard deviations of the SPSQ total and Sensory Sensitivity Scale scores used to test group differences.
| Total | Total Score | Group Differences | Sensory Sensitivity Subscale | Group Differences | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | M (SD) | M (SD) | |||
| Gender: | W = 5800, p < 0.001, r = 0.27 | W = 54,906, p < 0.001, r = 0.17 |
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| 1. Female | 967 (50.4%) | 5.5 (1.6) | 5.2 (1.8) | ||
| 2. Male | 952 (49.6%) | 4.9 (1.6) | 4.7 (1.8) | ||
| Family status: | n.s | n.s. | |||
| 1. No relationship | 817 (42.6%) | 5.2 (1.6) | 4.9 (1.9) | ||
| 2. In a relationship | 1102 (57.4%) | 5.2 (1.6) | 5.0 (1.8) | ||
| Religious attendance: | W = 44,270, p = 0.014, r = 0.07 |
W = 44,101, p = 0.017, r = 0.07 |
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| 1. Once a week or more | 64 (5.18%) | 5.7 (1.4) | 5.5 (1.7) | ||
| 2. Less than once a week | 1171 (94.8%) | 5.2 (1.6) | 4.9 (1.8) | ||
| Economic status: |
Z = −3.24, p = 0.018, = 0.4 |
1 vs. 6: (Z = −3.47, p = 0.008, = 0.39); 4 vs. 6: (Z = −3.08, p = 0.031, = 0.41) |
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| 1. Employed | 915 (47.8%) | 5.1 (1.6) | 4.8 (1.8) | ||
| 2. Entrepreneur | 108 (5.64%) | 5.4 (1.4) | 5.2 (1.6) | ||
| 3. In household/without work | 88 (4.59%) | 5.4 (1.7) | 5.1 (2.0) | ||
| 4. Pensioner | 622 (32.5%) | 5.2 (1.6) | 5.0 (1.8) | ||
| 5. Maternity leave | 83 (4.33%) | 5.4 (1.8) | 5.0 (1.9) | ||
| 6. Student | 100 (5.22%) | 5.6 (1.4) | 5.5 (1.6) | ||
| Education: | 2 vs. 5: t(498) = 3.71, p = 0.002, = 0.45 |
n.s. | |||
| 1. Elementary school | 163 (8.50%) | 5.2 (1.8) | 4.9 (1.8) | ||
| 2. Vocational school or non-maturity high school | 778 (40.6%) | 5.0 (1.7) | 4.8 (2.0) | ||
| 3. High school | 672 (35.0%) | 5.3 (1.4) | 5.0 (1.7) | ||
| 4. Higher vocational school or University bachelor | 61 (3.18%) | 5.6 (1.2) | 5.3 (1.5) | ||
| 5. College | 244 (12.7%) | 5.4 (1.4) | 5.1 (1.5) | ||
| Faith: | W = 144,738, p < 0.001, r = 0.1 |
W = 138,508, p < 0.001, r = 0.12 |
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| 1. Religious | 355 (34.2%) | 5.7 (1.6) | 5.5 (1.7) | ||
| 2. Non-religious | 684 (65.8%) | 5.2 (1.6) | 5.0 (1.7) | ||
| M(SD) | 5.18 (1.6) | 4.95 (1.8) | |||
| SPSQ Median | 5.19 | 5 | |||
| Min, Max | 0–10 | 0–10 |
Note: M = mean, SD = standard deviation, N = number of subjects, n.s. = non-significant, group comparisons were analyzed by using non-paramedic analysis of variance, Min = minimum value, Max = maximum value, t-value refers to the result of the Games–Howell test, W statistic reflects the result of Mann–Whitney U test, Z value indicates the result of the Dunn test post hoc test, = Vargha and Delaney effect size, r = rank/bi-serial correlation, indicating Mann–Whitney U test effect size.