| Variable | Elderly Parents (N = 49) | Adult Children (N = 51) | Adult Grandchildren (N = 52) | χ2 | |||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| Family Status Married/living with a spouse Not married/living with a spouse |
41 8 |
83.6 16.4 |
42 9 |
82.3 17.7 |
29 24 |
55.7 44.3 | 2.00 |
| Religiosity Orthodox Conservative Observant |
26 13 10 |
53.0 26.5 20.5 |
16 14 21 |
31.3 27.4 41.3 |
25 13 14 |
48.0 25.0 27.0 | 11.56** |
| Style of Living City (small/big) Rural (village/community) |
8 49 |
16.3 83.7 |
10 40 |
19.6 80.4 |
13 39 |
25.0 75.0 | 6.66* |
|
Type of Attachment 1 - 7 Anxiety type Avoidance type | M
6.1
| SD
1.1
| M
6.2
| SD
0.9
| M
5.9 | SD
0.5 | 23.71*** |
|
Age (in Years) | M 67.4 | SD 8.5 | M 49.1 | SD 5.1 | M 22.6 | SD 3.2 | F F(2,781) = 27.92* |
| Education (in Years) | 6.1 | 4.1 | 11.7 | 4.1 | 16.2 | 1.0 | F(2,733) = 11.17 |
| Filial Responsibility 1 - 5 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 0.4 | F(2,733) = 32.86*** |
| Sense of Mastery 1 - 5 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 0.5 | F(2,733) = 7.24* |
| Self-Esteem 1 - 5 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 0.7 | F(2,733) = 6.89** |
| Family Support 1 - 7 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 0.4 | F(2,733) = 3.93 |