Demographic Characteristics Average Mood Rating
Cross Time1 (Sig.)
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5
Total 3.65 3.38 3.38 3.39 3.43 (<0.001)
Sex
 Male 3.69 3.43 3.40 3.43 3.47 (<0.01)
 Female 3.61 3.33 3.35 3.36 3.38 (<0.01)
 (Sig.) (0.394) (0.359) (0.678) (0.517) (0.452)
Age
 16–24 3.22 2.86 2.88 3.02 3.10 (<0.01)
 25–34 3.61 3.25 3.30 3.20 3.25 (<0.01)
 35–49 3.83 3.59 3.56 3.56 3.57 (<0.05)
 50+ 3.83 3.69 3.65 3.70 3.73 0.108
 (Sig.) (<0.001) (<0.001) (<0.001) (<0.001) (<0.001)
Work Status
 Full-time 3.58 3.31 3.26 3.19 3.26 (<0.001)
 Part-time 3.80 3.40 3.46 3.63 3.61 (<0.05)
 Not Work 3.68 3.46 3.49 3.57 3.58 (<0.05)
 (Sig.) (0.263) (0.416) (0.128) (<0.001) (0.021)
Language
 Zulu 3.45 3.34 3.37 3.39 3.41 (0.224)
 Sotho 3.46 3.20 3.08 3.05 3.14 (<0.001)
 Afrikaans 3.92 3.62 3.67 3.68 3.71 (<0.01)
 English 3.72 3.28 3.36 3.44 3.43 (<0.01)
 (Sig.) (<0.001) (0.011) (<0.001) (<0.001) (0.002)
 [n] [361] [372] [375] [369] [353]