Table 4 Association between WEMWBS total scores and selected variables

Gender

 Male (n = 88)

52.9 (9.2)

53.5(48–61)

0.67^a

26.2 (4.8)

26 (24–30)

0.66^a

 Female (n = 202)

52.4 (9.4)

53 (47–60)

25.8 (4.9)

27 (23–29)

Age

 15–24 (n = 79)

48.8 (10.2)

51(40–56)

 < 0.001^b

24.2 (5.2)

25.0 (20–28)

 < 0.001^b

 25–44 (n = 159)

53.0 (8.8)

53 (48–59)

26.1 (4.5)

27.0 (24–29)

 45–74(n = 56)

56.5 (7.4)

57 (51–62)

27.8 (4.2)

28.0(26–31)

Religion

 Buddhist (n = 208)

52.4 (9.3)

53(48–59)

0.54^a

25.9(4.8)

27.0 (24–29)

0.83^a

 Other (n = 86)

52.9 (9.4)

54 (46–60)

25.9 (4.8)

27.0 (22–30)

Ethnicity

 Sinhala (n = 283)

52.6 (9.3)

54 (48–60)

0.86^a

25.9 (4.8)

27.0 (23–29)

0.70^a

 Tamil and Moor (n = 11)

51.6 (10.1)

53 (40–60)

25.1 (5.2)

26.0 (20–30)

Educational Level

 School education only (n = 118)

54.2 (9.1)

55.5(50–61)

 < 0.05^a

26.6 (4.8)

27.5 (24–30)

 < 0.05 ^a

 Higher education (n = 176)

51.4 (9.3)

53 (46–58)

25.5 (4.8)

26.0 (22.2–29)

Employment Status

 Employed (n = 139)

54.0 (9.3)

55 (49–62)

 < 0.001^b

26.6 (4.8)

27 (24–30)

 < 0.001^b

 Student (n = 92)

48.9 (9.6)

51 (41–55)

24.2 (4.9)

25.0 (21–27)

 Not-employed (n = 63)

54.6(7.3)

54.5(50–60)

26.8 (4.0)

27.0 (24–29)

PHQ scores

 Score < 10 (n = 230)

54.3 (7.7)

54.5(50–60)

 < 0.001^a

26.8 (4.0)

27 (24–30)

 < 0.001^a

 Score ≥ 10 (n = 64)

46.1 (11.4)

47.5(38–53)

22.6 (5.9)

22.5(19–26.7)

K10 scores

 Score < 16 (n = 226)

55.1 (7.6)

55 (50–61)

 < 0.001^a

27.2 (3.9)

27.0 (25–30)

 < 0.001^a

 Score ≥ 16 (n = 68)

44.1 (9.7)

43.5 (38–51.7)

21.7 (5.2)

21.5 (18.2–25)