Table 5.

Multiple Regression Predicting Parents’ (n = 399) Life Satisfaction

Variable	Unstandardized Coefficient	SE
Intercept	7.60***	0.26
Intense supporta	−0.09	0.18
Appraisal of parental supportb	0.11	0.06
Appraisal of grown children’s needsc	−0.19*	0.10
Control variables
Parent genderd	−0.11	0.12
Parent racee	−0.27*	0.13
R2	0.01	1.74
F(5, 765)	2.51*

Note: Three hundred ninety-nine parents reported on 886 grown children.

^a0 = less support, 1 = intense support (i.e., multiple forms of support every week).

^b1 = less than would like, 2 = a little less, 3 = about right, 4 = a little more, 5 = more than would like.

^cComparison of support children need: 1 = less than other adults their age, 2 = about the same as other adults their age, 3 = more than other adults their age.

^d0 = female, 1 = male.

^e0 = White, 1 = Black or multiracial.

^*p < .05.

^***p < .001.