Table 1.
Presence of Filial Discrepancy by Depressive Symptoms
| Filial Discrepancy | No Depressive Symptoms (n = 2,832) | Depressive Symptoms (n = 243) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall filial discrepancy, mean (SD) | |||
| Greater filial receipt than expectations | 1.58 (5.88) | −0.12 (7.95) | <.001 |
| Greater care receipt than expectations | 0.33 (1.43) | −0.01 (1.81) | <.01 |
| Greater respect receipt than expectations | 0.18 (1.22) | 0.02 (1.59) | .137 |
| Greater make happy receipt than expectations | 0.23 (1.27) | 0.02 (1.66) | .060 |
| Greater greet receipt than expectations | 0.11 (1.20) | −0.26 (1.53) | <.001 |
| Greater obey receipt than expectations | 0.21 (1.22) | −0.16 (1.58) | <.001 |
| Greater financial support receipt than expectations | 0.52 (1.20) | 0.25 (1.50) | <.01 |
| Levels of overall filial discrepancy, N (%) | |||
| High expectations high receipt | 1,053 (33.55) | 46 (1.47) | |
| High expectations low receipt | 390 (12.42) | 64 (2.04) | |
| Low expectations high receipt | 422 (13.44) | 31 (0.99) | |
| Low expectations low receipt | 1,018 (32.43) | 115 (3.66) | <.001 |
Note: Overall filial discrepancy = filial receipt − filial expectations. Levels of overall filial discrepancy include high expectations high receipt, high expectations low receipt, low expectations high receipt, and low expectations low receipt.