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Jewish (N = 38) | N% | Arab (N = 25) | N% | Jewish (N = 38) | N% | Arab (N = 24) | N% | Jewish (N = 38) | N% | Arab (N = 25) | N% | |
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Married/Living with a spouse | 37 | 97.3 | 22 | 88.0 | 35 | 92.1 | 23 | 92.0 | 12 | 31.5 | 17 | 77.2 |
Not Married/Living with a spouse | 1 | 2.7 | 3 | 12.0 | 3 | 7.9 | 1 | 8.0 | 26 | 68.5 | 8 | 22.8 |
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Orthodox | - | - | 12 | 48.0 | - | - | 10 | 41.6 | - | - | 14 | 56.0 |
Conservative | 11 | 28.9 | 7 | 28.0 | 7 | 18.4 | 5 | 20.8 | 8 | 21.0 | 4 | 16.0 |
Observant | 27 | 71.1 | 6 | 24.0 | 31 | 81.6 | 9 | 37.6 | 30 | 79.0 | 7 | 28.0 |
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD |
Age (in years) | 70.1 | 10.11 | 63.2 | 8.70 | 52.7 | 6.22 | 44.5 | 9.23 | 26.8 | 6.08 | 22.9 | 2.83 |
Education (in years) | 11.9 | 4.42 | 6.9 | 3.04 | 14.8 | 3.74 | 11.4 | 2.22 | 14.6 | 1.53 | 13.9 | 1.99 |
Filial Responsibility 1 - 5 | 4.55 | 0.60 | 4.88 | 0.73 | 4.26 | 0.65 | 4.54 | 0.48 | 4.12 | 0.59 | 4.36 | 0.31 |
Attachment Avoidance type 1 - 7 | 3.20 | 0.88 | 3.14 | 0.41 | 3.65 | 0.74 | 3.24 | 0.48 | 3.86 | 0.46 | 3.28 | 0.30 |
Attachment Anxiety type 1 - 7 | 4.86 | 0.78 | 4.93 | 0.51 | 4.57 | 0.64 | 4.46 | 0.66 | 3.85 | 0.97 | 4.06 | 0.55 |
Sense of Mastery 1 - 5 | 3.74 | 1.01 | 3.97 | 0.76 | 3.52 | 1.13 | 4.17 | 0.66 | 4.63 | 0.57 | 4.48 | 0.70 |
Self-Esteem 1 - 5 | 3.50 | 0.81 | 3.83 | 0.57 | 4.02 | 0.63 | 3.96 | 0.38 | 4.25 | 0.46 | 4.14 | 0.72 |
Family Support 1 - 7 | 5.11 | 1.24 | 5.77 | 0.83 | 5.61 | 0.99 | 5.92 | 0.77 | 6.11 | 0.81 | 6.25 | 0.89 |