All participants (n = 84)

Male participants (n = 17)

Female participants (n = 67)

Instrument

M

SD

Md

IQR

M

SD

Md

IQR

M

SD

Md

IQR

p- value

(Elmståhl) dimensions:

General strain

3.08

0.61

3.25

2.75 - 3.50

2.77

0.79

3.00

2.19 - 3.44

3.16

0.54

3.25

2.75 - 3.50

0.08

Isolation

2.81

0.68

3.00

2.33 - 3.33

2.53

0.81

2.67

2.00 - 3.16

2.89

0.64

3.00

2.33 - 3.33

0.10

Disappointment

2.82

0.69

3.00

2.45 - 3.40

2.44

0.80

2.60

1.80 - 3.10

2.91

0.63

3.00

2.60 - 3.40

<0.02

Emotional involvement

2.36

0.77

2.33

1.67 - 3.00

1.88

0.74

2.00

1.00 - 2.50

2.48

0.73

2.67

1.67 - 3.00

<0.01

Environment

2.34

0.79

2.33

1.67 - 2.91

2.06

0.75

2.00

1.50 - 2.67

2.41

0.79

2.33

2.00 - 3.00

0.15

(Kajandi) dimensions:

External life conditions^**

11.35

2.08

11.50

10.38 - 13.00

11.74

1.64

11.50

11.50 - 12.50

11.25

2.18

11.50

10.00 - 13.00

0.40

Interpersonal relationships^***

18.45

3.56

19.00

16.00 - 21.00

18.53

4.06

19.00

15.00 - 22.50

18.43

3.44

18.75

16.00 - 21.00

0.99

Internal psychological states^****

31.23

6.59

32.50

27.00 - 35.38

32.79

7.30

34.50

27.00 - 36.50

30.81

6.39

31.50

27.00 - 35.00

0.27

QoL as a whole

3.45

0.91

3.50

3.00 - 4.00

3.65

0.92

4.00

3.00 - 4.00

3.40^*

0.91^*

3.50^*

2.50 - 4.00^*

0.41

Quality of personal economy^*****

3.54

1.14

4.00

3.00 - 4.50

4.15

0.79

4.00

4.00 - 4.75

3.39^*

1.17^*

3.50

3.00 - 4.13

<0.01