Background
Psychological predictors of mental health and substance use
Sense of coherence
General self-efficacy
Neuroticism
Extraversion
Construct overlap as a contaminant for criterion prediction
Study overview
Methods
Procedure and sample
Measures
SOC-13: sense of coherence
FPI-R: neuroticism and extraversion
GSE: general self-efficacy
SUF: substance use frequency measure
SCL-90-R: mental health
Statistical analysis
Results
Descriptive data analysis
Total (N = 318) M (SD) | Men (n = 154) M (SD) | Women (n = 164) M (SD) |
t (df)
|
p
|
d
| |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sense of coherence (SOC) 15 | 63.55 (10.89) | 65.58 (10.16) | 61.82 (11.22) | 2.91 (276) | .004 | 0.34***
|
Neuroticism (N) 15 | 6.39 (3.30) | 5.80 (3.29) | 6.91 (3.22) |
−2.87 (284) | .004 |
−0.34***
|
Extraversion (E) 15 | 8.68 (2.72) | 8.89 (2.81) | 8.49 (2.63) | 1.23 (284) | .220 | 0.15 |
General Self−efficacy (GSE) 15 | 2.86 (0.46) | 2.92 (0.45) | 2.80 (0.46) | 2.20 (283) | .028 | 0.26**
|
Tobacco use 15 | 2.99 (2.45) | 2.97 (2.50) | 3.01 (2.41) |
−0.13 (274) | .900 |
−0.02 |
Alcohol use 15 | 2.78 (1.38) | 2.92 (1.49) | 2.64 (1.27) | 1.68 (274) | .094 | 0.20*
|
Cannabis use 15 | 1.37 (1.00) | 1.57 (1.26) | 1.19 (0.63) | 3.06 (184.83) | .003 | 0.38***
|
Tobacco use 24 | 3.90 (2.70) | 4.01 (2.75) | 3.79 (2.68) | 0.49 (148) | .622 | 0.08 |
Alcohol use 24 | 3.95 (1.26) | 4.35 (1.16) | 3.57 (1.23) | 4.28 (168) | < .001 | 0.65****
|
Cannabis use 24 | 1.63 (1.15) | 2.00 (1.37) | 1.24 (0.71) | 3.81 (89.28) | < .001 | 0.70****
|
SCL90-R GSI 16 | 0.46 (0.43) | 0.45 (0.43) | 0.47 (0.43) |
−0.44 (266) | .664 |
−0.05 |
SCL90-R GSI 19 | 0.42 (0.40) | 0.41 (0.33) | 0.43 (0.44) |
−0.37 (175) | .713 |
−0.05 |
Correlational analysis
SOC 15 | N 15 | E 15 | GSE 15 | TOB 15 | ALC 15 | CAN 15 | TOB 24 | ALC 24 | CAN 24 | SCL 16 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sense of coherence (SOC) 15 | - | ||||||||||
Neuroticism (N) 15 | −.64****
| - | |||||||||
Extraversion (E) 15 | −.03 | .05 | - | ||||||||
General self-efficacy (GSE) 15 | .47****
| −.26****
| .32****
| - | |||||||
Tobacco use (TOB) 15 | −.22****
| .19***
| .22****
| −.04 | - | ||||||
Alcohol use (ALC) 15 | −.10*
| .13**
| .29****
| .03 | .50****
| - | |||||
Cannabis use (CAN) 15 | −.07 | .11*
| .17***
| −.02 | .46****
| .40****
| - | ||||
Tobacco use (TOB) 24 | −.31****
| .21**
| .18**
| −.09 | .41****
| .22**
| .15*
| - | |||
Alcohol use (ALC) 24 | −.15*
| .01 | .08 | −.04 | −.02 | .35****
| .11 | .19**
| - | ||
Cannabis use (CAN) 24 | −.11 | .07 | .21**
| −.12 | .10 | .05 | .20**
| .38****
| .31***
| - | |
Mental health (SCL) 16 | −.49****
| .43****
| .09 | −.13**
| .22****
| .18***
| .04 | .21**
| .11 | .07 | - |
Mental health (SCL) 19 | −.39****
| .32****
| .03 | −.18**
| .12 | .07 | .04 | .10 | .01 | .05 | .57****
|