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Table 3 The descriptions of the classes in four samples

From: Effects of sources of social support and resilience on the mental health of different age groups during the COVID-19 pandemic

Total sample

family

friends or small groups

communities

organizations or institutions

whole society

class1(16.1%)

1.91

1.71

1.67

1.60

1.83

class2(17.5%)

4.01

2.54

1.87

1.66

2.18

class3(35.6%)

3.42

2.97

2.95

2.89

3.16

class4(20.9%)

4.06

3.68

3.94

3.96

4.02

class5(9.9%)

4.88

4.78

4.95

4.94

4.94

Emerging sample

 class1(11.8%)

1.96

1.83

1.69

1.61

1.88

 class2(16.4%)

3.98

2.51

1.81

1.66

2.14

 class3(40.2%)

3.42

3.02

2.91

2.93

3.22

 class4(20.1%)

4.01

3.66

3.93

3.99

4.04

 class5(11.5%)

4.91

4.81

4.96

4.95

4.95

Adult sample

 class1(16.9%)

1.92

1.71

1.67

1.61

1.85

 class2(16.9%)

4.02

2.58

1.88

1.66

2.22

 class3(35.0%)

3.41

2.97

2.95

2.90

3.15

 class4(21.1%)

4.05

3.69

3.94

3.96

4.03

 class5(10.1%)

4.88

4.78

4.95

4.95

4.93

Older sample

 class1(14.9%)

1.84

1.65

1.62

1.53

1.73

 class2(22.1%)

3.98

2.40

1.87

1.67

2.05

 class3(35.3%)

3.50

2.95

3.01

2.82

3.19

 class4(20.1%)

4.13

3.63

3.96

3.93

3.98

 class5(7.6%)

4.86

4.76

4.96

4.93

4.95

  1. Note. class 1 = low social support class, class 2 = predominantly proximal support class, class 3 = predominantly remote support class, class 4 = moderate social support class, class 5 = high social support class