Research Article

Higher Rumination Tendency Is Associated with Reduced Positive Effects of Daily Activity Participation in People with Depressive Disorder

Table 2

The differences in participation profiles of the most meaningful activities between participants with higher vs. lower rumination tendency.

VariableHigher ruminationLower ruminationTotal

Types of participation0.398
 Cultural activity17 (19.32%)9 (16.98%)26 (18.44%)0.825
 Social activity5 (5.68%)1 (1.89%)6 (4.26%)0.410
 Hobby activity8 (9.09%)5 (9.43%)13 (9.22%)1.000
 Physical activity11 (12.50%)12 (22.64%)23 (16.31%)0.157
 Health maintenance10 (11.36%)9 (16.98%)19 (13.48%)0.446
 Home activity11 (12.50%)8 (15.09%)19 (13.48%)0.800
 Vocational activity26 (29.55%)9 (16.98%)35 (24.82%)0.110
 Missing022
Frequency of participation0.155
 Less than once a month2 (2.27%)0 (0.00%)2 (1.43%)0.530
 Once a month1 (1.14%)0 (0.00%)1 (0.71%)1.000
 Twice to thrice a month3 (3.41%)0 (0.00%)3 (2.14%)0.295
 Once a week16 (18.18%)6 (11.54%)22 (15.71%)0.345
 Twice to thrice a week8 (9.09%)9 (17.31%)17 (12.14%)0.184
 Quartic to sextic a week8 (9.09%)9 (17.31%)17 (12.14%)0.184
 Once a day39 (44.32%)17 (32.69%)56 (40.00%)0.213
 More than twice a day11 (12.50%)11 (21.15%)22 (15.71%)0.230
 Missing033
Co-participants of participation0.917
 Alone50 (57.47%)27 (54.00%)77 (56.20%)0.724
 Family13 (14.94%)7 (14.00%)20 (14.60%)1.000
 Ward mates4 (4.60%)3 (6.00%)7 (5.11%)0.706
 Medical staffers0 (0.00%)0 (0.00%)0 (0.00%)
 Colleagues9 (10.34%)6 (12.00%)15 (10.95%)0.770
 Friends/classmates10 (11.49%)5 (10.00%)15 (10.95%)0.572
 Others1 (1.15%)2 (4.00%)3 (2.19%)0.138
 Missing156
Settings of participation0.976
 Home31 (35.23%)21 (40.38%)52 (37.14%)0.589
 Hospital9 (10.23%)6 (11.54%)15 (10.71%)0.785
 Market/department store2 (2.27%)1 (1.92%)3 (2.14%)1.000
 Company/workplace16 (18.18%)9 (17.31%)25 (17.86%)1.000
 Park/play ground8 (9.09%)6 (11.54%)14 (10.00%)0.211
 Church/Temple5 (5.68%)2 (3.85%)7 (5.00%)0.196
 School/classroom10 (11.36%)3 (5.77%)13 (9.29%)0.099
 Others (e.g., swimming pool)7 (7.95%)4 (7.69%)11 (7.86%)0.956
 Missing033
Purposes of participation<0.001
 For economic reasons18 (21.43%)5 (10.00%)23 (17.16%)0.246
 Like being with people1 (1.19%)7 (14.00%)8 (5.97%)0.013
 Meeting other’s expectations20 (23.81%)0 (0.00%)20 (14.93%)<0.001
 Own responsibility15 (17.86%)13 (26.00%)28 (20.90%)0.135
 Relaxing body and mind22 (26.19%)18 (36.00%)40 (29.85%)0.249
 Others (e.g., religious belief)8 (9.52%)7 (14.00%)15 (11.19%)0.086
 Missing459
Participation hours<0.001
Coparticipants’ numbers0.989
Sense of involvement0.041
Positive affection0.272
Negative affection0.837
Self-worth0.997

The sample statistics presented in this table were deviation (SD) for continuous variables and frequency (percentage, %) for categorical variables. The listed values of statistical tests were calculated using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test for continuous variables and the Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables.
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