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The Importance Of Psychological Resources To Individuals’ Adjustment To Mobility Disability

Table 1:

Variable N M SD t/F p-value
Gender
Male 114 92.12 19.99 -.619 .536
Female 160 93.57 17.66
Age
Younger (18-39) 141 98.90 18.87 5.754 .001
Older (40-80) 133 86.68 16.48
Marital status
Married or living with a partner 110 95.90 16.44 2.226 .027
Single, divorced or widowed 164 91.00 19.79
Education
higher education 128 96.98 17.68 2.425 .003
vocational training 47 88.89 16.39
secondary or lower education 99 89.71 19.92
Occupation
Employed 103 101.50 15.39 41.638 .001
Student 33 103.70 18.73
Unemployed 138 84.04 16.47
Severity of disability
More severe 119 91.69 20.36 -1.361 .175
Less severe 145 94.83 17.13
Nature of disability
Congenital 95 98.93 18.00 3.957 .001
Acquired 179 89.90
Visibility of disability
Visible or partly-visible 219 92.44 19.36 -1.072 .286
Non-visible 55 95.07 15.43
Presence of chronic pain
Feels chronic pain 211 91.61 18.44 -2.219 .027
No chronic pain 63 97.51 18.74
Intensity of chronic pain
Stronger pain 114 84.25 16.68 7.039 .001
Weaker pain 137 99.40 17.23
Frequency of chronic pain
Seldom or sometimes 132 97.45 18.99 5.191 .001
Often or most of the time 85.70 15.85
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