Social-Demographic Variables

Category

Number of Participants

“Intrinsic”

Mean (SD)

“Extrinsic Social”

Mean (SD)

“Extrinsic Personal”

Mean (SD)

Gender

Men

Women

150

316

18.1 (5.6)

18.6 (5.4)

t (464) = −0.9, p = 0.37

6.5 (2.7)

6.0 (2.6)

t (464) = 1.73, p = 0.08

13.0 (3.1)

13.0 (3.3)

t (464) = 0.07, p = 0.94

Age Groups

<=25

26 - 35

36+

157

163

137

18.1 (5.4)

18.2 (5.4)

19.0 (5.5)

F (2, 454) = 1.0, p = 0.37

6.3 (2.9)

6.2 (2.6)

6.0 (2.3)

F (2, 454) = 0.42, p = 0.66

13.0 (3.3)

12.7 (3.2)

13.5 (3.3)

F (2, 454) = 2.38, p = 0.09

Marital Status

Married

Single or Divorced or Widow/er

130

337

18.6 (5.6)

18.3 (5.4)

t (465) = −0.52, p = 0.6

6.19 (2.4)

6.19 (2.8)

t (465) = −0.02, p = 0.9

13.4 (3.4)

12.9 (3.2)

t (465) = −1.51, p = 0.13

Educational Level

University Level

Primary/Secondary Level

354

110

18.4 (5.2)

18.3 (5.5)

t (462) = −0.15, p = 0.9

6.3 (2.7)

6.0 (2.7)

t (462) = −0.82, p = 0.4

12.9 (3.3)

13.3 (3.2)

t (462) = −1.1, p = 0.3

Profession

Health Professionals

Students

245

178

18.4 (5.6)

18.3 (5.3)

t (421) = −0.18, p = 0.9

6.2 (2.6)

6.1 (2.6)

t (421) = −0.38, p = 0.7

13.0 (3.2)

13.0 (3.3)

t (421) = −0.17, p = 0.9