Table 2 The relationship between parental status and psychological well-being: Distribution and significance testing.

Dependent variables

Rate of feelings of loneliness

   n

487

430

57

   Often

40

8.2

33

7.7

7

12.3

   Sometimes

154

31.6

136

31.6

18

31.6

   Rarely

150

30.8

132

30.7

18

31.6

   Never

141

29.0

127

29.5

14

24.6

   Would like more time alone

2

.4

2

.5

0

0

.734

Strength of feelings of loneliness

   n

266

230

36

   Very strong

9

3.4

7

3.0

2

5.6

   Quite strong

43

16.2

38

16.5

5

13.9

   Neither strong nor weak

117

44.0

100

43.5

17

47.2

   Quite weak

57

21.4

51

22.2

6

16.7

   Very weak

40

15.0

34

14.8

6

16.7

.857

Depression. GDS-15

   n

494

437

57

   Score ≤ 4p

331

67.0

294

67.3

37

64.9

   Score ≥ 5p

163

33.0

143

32.7

20

35.1

.721

Life satisfaction

   n

348

310

38

   Very good

143

41.1

132

42.6

11

28.9

   Quite good

162

46.6

142

45.8

20

52.6

   Neither good nor bad

26

7.5

21

6.8

5

13.2

   Quite bad

13

3.7

12

3.9

1

2.6

   Very bad

4

1.1

3

1.0

1

2.6

.323

Sense of meaning in life

   n

346

308

38

   To the highest degree

113

32.7

105

34.1

8

21.1

   Quite meaningful

178

51.4

158

51.3

20

52.6

   Neither meaningful nor meaningless

26

7.5

21

6.8

5

13.2

   Quite meaningless

26

7.5

22

7.1

4

10.5

   Without meaning

3

.9

2

.6

1

2.6

.229

Happiness

   n

346

308

38

   To the highest degree happy

101

29.2

95

30.8

6

15.8

   Quite happy

169

48.8

150

48.7

19

50.0

   Neither happy nor unhappy

49

14.2

43

14.0

6

15.8

   Quite unhappy

25

7.2

19

6.2

6

15.8

   Very unhappy

2

.6

1

0.3

1

2.6

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