Well-being in the age of COVID-19: The role of social support

Figures & data

Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants

Variable	Categories	Count (400)	Percentage (%)
Location	Greater Accra Metropolis	182	45.5
	Kumasi Metropolis	218	54.5
Gender	Males	151	37.8
	Females	249	62.3
Age (years)	50–60 years	211	52.8
	61-70years	149	37.2
	Above 70 years	40	10.0
Religion	Christian	331	82.8
	Non-Christian	69	17.3
Marital Status	Married	229	57.3
	Divorced	79	19.8
	Widowed	92	23.0
Level of Education	No formal education	70	17.5
	Basic education	124	31.0
	High school education	99	24.8
	Tertiary education	107	26.8
Employment	Employed	250	62.5
	Retired	150	37.5
Socio-economic status	Extremely poor	68	17.0
	Quite poor	121	30.3
	Not very well off	157	39.3
	Quite well off	54	13.5

Table 2. Dimensions of Social Support and Well-being during the Pandemic

Variables	Categories	Count (400)	Percentage (%)
Perceived social support	Yes	210	52.5
	No	190	47.5
Enacted social support	Yes	206	51.5
	No	194	48.5
Social integration	Yes	275	68.8
	No	125	31.2
Overall well-being during the pandemic	Yes	288	72.0
	No	112	28.0

Table 3. Predictors of Well-being

Variables	Standardized Coefficients		df	F	Sig.
	β	Std. Error
Individual factors
Location	−0.060	0.086	1	0.494	0.482
Gender	0.074*	0.085	1	0.755	0.038
Age	0.075	0.077	1	0.963	0.327
Marital Status	−0.039	0.062	1	0.402	0.527
Religion	0.028	0.052	1	0.280	0.597
Education	0.121*	0.053	1	5.275	0.022
Employment	−0.017*	0.050	1	0.121	0.008
Socioeconomic status	−0.070	0.107	1	0.423	0.516
Dimensions of social support
Perceived social support	0.149*	0.124	1	0.154	0.016
Enacted social support	0.496*	0.189	1	0.255	0.024
Social integration	0.252*	0.192	2	1.724	0.018
Multiple R	R^2
0.634	0.402