Table 3 Optimism/Pessimism Scores by Country
Variable | China (C) Mean (± SD) | Ghana (G) Mean (± SD) | US (U) Mean (± SD) | Significance Anova; Post-hoc Pairwise comparisons when Anova is significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall LOT-R | 15.85 (± 3.56) | 18.64 (± 3.39) | 16.69 (± 4.13) | P = .001 CvG: p = .001 CvU: p = .019 (NS) GvU: p = .497 (NS) |
LOT-R Optimism Subscale | 9.75 (± 2.1) | 11.07 (± 1.5) | 8.53 (± 2.0) | P < .001 CvG: p = .001 CvU: p = .002 GvU: p < .001 |
LOT-R Pessimism Subscale | 3.11 (± 2.1) | 7.09 (± 3.6) | 3.76 (± 2.5) | P < .001 CvG: p < .001 CvU: p = .428 (NS) GvU: p, > 001 |