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Table 2 Comparison of different genders, occupations, job titles and educational levels (Mean ± SD)

From: Mental health problems and social supports in the COVID-19 healthcare workers: a Chinese explanatory study

Characteristics

Family support

Friends support

Other support

Total support

Loneliness

Depression

Gender

 Male

23.84 ± 3.59

23.20 ± 3.63

22.77 ± 3.81

69.82 ± 10.23

35.23 ± 11.20

34.27 ± 10.63

 Female

23.91 ± 3.50

23.01 ± 3.59

22.75 ± 3.60

69.67 ± 9.83

37.28 ± 10.37

36.97 ± 9.55

 t

0.17

0.47

0.04

0.13

1.67

2.37

 P

0.862

0.639

0.97

0.901

0.096

0.018****

Occupation

 Doctor

23.60 ± 3.50

22.83 ± 3.29

22.51 ± 3.58

68.94 ± 9.39

36.87 ± 11.26

35.46 ± 10.59

 Nurse

23.74 ± 3.61

22.81 ± 3.78

22.54 ± 3.63

69.09 ± 10.19

37.73 ± 10.40

37.59 ± 9.73*

 Medical technology

25.15 ± 2.82*

24.40 ± 3.11*

24.11 ± 3.47*

73.66 ± 8.77*

33.84 ± 9.07*

34.26 ± 7.63

 F

5.58

6.20

6.05

7.00

4.04

4.60

 P

0.004****

0.002****

0.003****

0.001****

0.018****

0.01****

Job title

 Junior

23.93 ± 3.51

23.15 ± 3.64

22.93 ± 3.53

70.03 ± 10.00

36.97 ± 10.64

36.74 ± 9.71**

 Intermediate

23.64 ± 3.63

22.63 ± 3.60

22.33 ± 3.62

68.60 ± 9.83

37.33 ± 10.21

37.13 ± 10.00**

 Senior

24.56 ± 2.93

23.72 ± 2.83

22.81 ± 4.50

71.09 ± 8.83

34.72 ± 10.96

31.38 ± 8.34

 F

0.98

1.67

1.41

1.39

0.81

4.85

 P

0.375

0.189

0.246

0.249

0.446

0.008****

Education level

 Junior college or below

23.31 ± 3.65

22.73 ± 3.59

22.26 ± 3.67

68.30 ± 10.04

37.92 ± 10.18

39.02 ± 9.69

 Bachelor’s degree

24.02 ± 3.41

23.06 ± 3.61

22.78 ± 3.66

69.86 ± 9.79

36.75 ± 10.70

36.24 ± 9.59***

 Master’s degree or above

24.00 ± 3.83

23.36 ± 3.54

23.30 ± 3.31

70.66 ± 10.19

36.63 ± 10.19

34.67 ± 10.50***

 F

1.45

0.57

1.54

1.21

0.46

4.16

 P

0.236

0.565

0.215

0.300

0.633

0.016****

  1. Note. *: Compared with doctors, p < 0.05; **: Compared with senior job titles, p < 0.05; ***: Compared with junior college or below, p < 0.05; ****: The result of t-test or one-way ANOVA, p < 0.05