Table 3. Difference in Scores of DMSQ between the participants with or without child separation among the married and having children, by gender [Mean (95%CI)].

DMSQ/ Subconstructs	Total (837)	NCS (621)	CS (216)
Total sample (N = 837)
Overall	2.71[2.65, 2.76]	2.60[2.53, 2.67]	2.88[2.81, 2.95]*
Lack self-confidence (LS)	2.59[2.53, 2.65]	2.53[2.46, 2.60]	2.66[2.60, 2.72]
Separation (SE)	3.13[3.06, 3.19]	2.98[2.91, 3.06]	3.32[3.23, 3.41]*
Rejection (RE)	2.42[2.35, 2.49]	2.35[2.27, 2.43]	2.53[2.42, 2.65]
Maladaptation (MA)	2.69[2.62, 2.76]	2.54[2.46, 2.61]	3.00[2.87, 3.13]*
Male (n = 382)
Overall	2.71[2.63, 2.79]	2.63[2.55, 2.70]	2.73[2.59, 2.88]
Lack self-confidence	2.59[2.50, 2.67]	2.52[2.43, 2.60]	2.66[2.54, 2.79]
Separation	3.09[3.01, 3.18]	3.02[2.93, 3.11]	2.94[2.83, 3.05]
Rejection	2.51[2.42, 2.60]	2.41[2.34, 2.49]	2.59[2.40, 2.78]
Maladaptation	2.65[2.54, 2.76]	2.55[2.46, 2.64]	2.74[2.54, 2.94]
Female (n = 455)
Overall	2.70[2.63, 2.78]	2.57[2.46, 2.67]	2.99[2.90, 3.08]*
Lack self-confidence	2.59[2.52, 2.66]	2.55[2.44, 2.65]	2.65[2.59, 2.71]
Separation	3.16[3.06, 3.26]	2.93[2.82, 3.04]	3.61[3.48,3. 73]*
Rejection	2.34[2.24, 2.44]	2.28[2.14, 2.41]	2.49[2.35, 2.63]
Maladaptation	2.72[2.63, 2.81]	2.52[2.39, 2.64]	3.20[3.00, 3.40]*

*p < 0.05

NCS: no child separation; CS: child separation.