Table 5.

Comparison of parents’ CBSFC, SWBS subscales, and BRS levels according to sociodemographic characteristics

Variable	Group	CBSFC	BRS	SWBS
				Transcendence	Harmony with nature	Anomie
		x̄ ± SD	x̄ ± SD	x̄ ± SD	x̄ ± SD	x̄ ± SD
Parent’s age	< = 35 (1)	113.81 ± 31.62	18.93 ± 4.18	67.1 ± 8.61	30.74 ± 4.12	22.26 ± 7.28
	36–45 (2)	105.57 ± 36.33	19.77 ± 5.05	66.43 ± 10.55	31.06 ± 3.78	23.11 ± 7.9
	46 + (3)	139.43 ± 40.96	14.86 ± 5.59	69.07 ± 6.97	31.21 ± 3.53	16.21 ± 9.49
	F test	5.135	5.815	0.433	0.115	4.313
	P	0.007*	0.004*	0.649	0.892	0.016*
	Bonferroni	2 < 3	3 < 1,2			3 < 1,2
Parent type	Mother	112.78 ± 36.68	18.87 ± 5.13	67.71 ± 8.92	31.06 ± 3.78	22.36 ± 8.22
	Father	115.07 ± 36.8	18.47 ± 4.34	62.73 ± 11.39	30.27 ± 4.38	19 ± 7.01
	t test	−0.224	0.290	1.930	0.742	1.497
	P	0.823	0.773	0.056	0.460	0.137
Number of children	< = 2	109.08 ± 34.74	19.58 ± 4.66	66.18 ± 10.41	31.11 ± 3.89	22.54 ± 8.23
	3 +	122.33 ± 39.37	17.06 ± 5.43	68.97 ± 6.19	30.61 ± 3.8	20.42 ± 7.79
	t test	−1.757	2.465	−1.731	0.619	1.253
	P	0.082	0.015*	0.087	0.537	0.213
Caregiving difficulties	Yes	126.1 ± 32.92	17.74 ± 4.7	66.36 ± 10.32	30.95 ± 3.7	20.52 ± 7.75
	No	86.72 ± 28.67	21 ± 4.99	68.39 ± 7.1	30.97 ± 4.21	24.69 ± 8.25
	t test	6.120	−3.339	−1.202	−0.034	−2.589
	P	0.000*	0.001*	0.232	0.073	0.011*
Receiving support while providing care	Yes	112.15 ± 36.89	18.53 ± 4.75	66.78 ± 9.76	30.96 ± 3.77	22.13 ± 7.83
	No	117.3 ± 35.54	20.1 ± 6.03	68.15 ± 7.66	30.95 ± 4.33	20.85 ± 9.46
	t test	−0.568	−1.270	−0.589	0.005	0.628
	P	0.571	0.207	0.557	0.996	0.525

*P < 0.05, t independent sample t test, F one-way analysis of variance (F test). Bold values are the significance value

CBSFC caregiving burden scale for family caregivers, SWBS spiritual well-being scale, BRS brief resilience scale