Variable | Emotional information and appraisal support | Instrumental support | Self-efficacy of functional ability | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | M ± SD | t, F value | M ± SD | t, F value | M ± SD | t, F value |
Sex (T) | Â | 4.454 | Â | 0.563** | Â | 3.487** |
 Male | 1.66 ± 0.75 |  | 1.35 ± 0.73 |  | 19.91 ± 8.21 |  |
 Female | 1.97 ± 0.61 | 1.80 ± 0.75 | 21.95 ± 6.84 | |||
Age (years)(A) | Â | 0.954 | Â | 0.197 | Â | 8.123** |
 (1) < 50 | 1.88 ± 0.74 |  | 1.64 ± 0.91 |  | 23.83 ± 4.65 |  |
 (2) 51–64 | 1.74 ± 0.56 | 1.48 ± 0.46 | 21.27 ± 9.18 | |||
 (3) 65–75 | 1.90 ± 0.68 | 1.55 ± 0.79 | 22.10 ± 4.63 | |||
 (4) > 75 | 1.64 ± 0.83 | 1.58 ± 0.91 | 15.04 ± 9.74 | |||
 Post hoc Scheff |  |  |  |  | (4) < (1), (2), (3) |  |
Educational level (A) | 8.978** | 4.430* | Â | 7.476* | ||
 (1) Uneducated | 1.46 ± 0.80 |  | 1.39 ± 0.73 |  | 17.58 ± 9.00 |  |
 (2) Primary to secondary school | 2.07 ± 0.50 | 1.81 ± 0.73 | 23.65 ± 4.97 | |||
 (3) > Senior high school | 1.79 ± 0.72 | 1.43 ± 0.80 | 20.12 ± 8.16 | |||
 Post hoc Scheff | (1) < (2) | (1) < (2) | (1) < (2) | |||
Marital status (T) | Â | 3.502 | Â | 0.284 | Â | 8.182* |
 Single | 1.88 ± 0.46 |  | 1.64 ± 0.68 |  | 20.51 ± 7.90 |  |
 Married | 1.80 ± 0.73 | 1.55 ± 0.79 | 23.83 ± 4.40 |