Table 1.

Profile of GP positive mental health and psychological resources

Positive mental health (WEMWBS), scale range 14–70Optimism (LOT–R), scale range 0–24Resilience (BRS), scale range 1–5Self-efficacy (GSE), scale range 10–40Hope (ASHS), scale range 6–48
nMean (SD)PnMean (SD)PnMean (SD)PnMean (SD)PnMean (SD)P
Total21450.2 (8)21515.6 (3.3)2213.35 (0.7)21330.3 (3.8)21234.5 (6.7)
Sex
  Male11149.6 (7.6)0.1210915.3 (3.4)0.061123.3 (0.6)0.5710930.6 (4)0.3710934.4 (6.7)0.56
  Female9251.4 (8.4)9016.2 (3.2)923.4 (0.7)8830.1 (3.5)8735.0 (6.2)
Location
  Urban11250.0 (7.5)0.6011015.4 (3.2)0.181133.3 (0.7)0.2711129.9 (3.6)0.1211034.7 (6.5)0.57
  Rural8550.6 (8.6)8316.0 (3.5)853.4 (0.6)8030.7 (3.8)8034.2 (6.8)
Partners
  ≤4 GPs11450.0 (7.7)0.5211315.8 (3.4)0.581153.4 (0.6)0.3110930.2 (3.5)0.8110934.2 (6.8)0.53
  ≥5 GPs9150.7 (8.4)8915.5 (3.2)923.3 (0.7)9130.4 (4.2)9034.8 (6.6)
Age
  ≤448649.7 (7.8)8215.5 (3.2)863.4 (0.6)8629.9 (3.1)8534.5 (5.7)
  45–547949.6 (7.9)0.21a7915.4 (3.4)0.42a793.3 (0.7)0.36a7530.5 (4.2)0.57a7533.3 (7.4)0.14a
  ≥554552.1 (8.2)4516.1 (3.1)473.4 (0.6)4430.4 (4.3)4435.7 (6.7)
  • a P-value from ANOVA, analysis of variance. ASHS = Adult State Hope Scale. BRS = Brief Resilience Scale. GSE = General Self Efficacy Scale. LOT-R = Life Orientation Test of Optimism. SD=standard deviation. WEMWBS = Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale. See Appendices 1 and 2 for details of missing data across sociodemographic and outcome variables.