Table 2.

Burden and Self-Esteem: t-Tests.

	Burden		Low self-esteem
	$\bar{x}$	T	$\bar{x}$	t
Spouses	10.44	5.14****	7.29	3.28***
Adult children	14.47		6.16
Men	10.07	3.15**	6.93	ns
Women	12.36		6.95
Spouses only
Husbands	8.83	3.10**	6.96	ns
Wives	11.22		7.45
Adult children only
Sons	13.50	ns	6.86	ns
Daughters	14.75		5.90
Men only
Husbands	8.83	3.02**	6.96	ns
Sons	13.50		6.86
Women only
Wives	11.22	3.97****	7.45	3.89****
Daughters	14.87		5.90

*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001; ****p < .0000.