Table 3.

Multiple regression model for correlates of mental quality of life (mental component summary)

	β	95%CI		P‐value
Age (21–39 years)	−4.80	−7.25	−2.35	0.001***
Gender (male)	0.53	−1.53	2.60	0.61
Ethnicity (non‐Chinese)	0.70	−1.34	2.73	0.50
Marital status (single/other)	−0.46	−2.55	1.64	0.67
Employment status (unemployed)	−0.08	−2.23	2.40	0.94
Education (primary)	−5.89	−11.72	−0.06	0.05*
Education (secondary)	−1.99	−4.55	0.58	0.13
Education (pre‐university)	0.35	−2.06	2.76	0.77
Education (tertiary)	Ref.
Relationship (child)	−0.65	−5.05	3.75	0.77
Relationship (other)	1.95	−2.93	6.82	0.43
Relationship (spouse)	Ref.
Time spent caregiving (no time)	1.66	−1.50	4.78	0.30
Time spent caregiving (1–2 h)	0.42	−2.59	3.42	0.79
Time spent caregiving (3–5 h)	0.50	−2.34	3.34	0.73
Time spent caregiving (>6 h)	Ref.
Chronic physical condition caregiver (no)	0.54	−1.53	2.61	0.61
Chronic physical condition care recipient (no)	1.01	−2.75	4.76	0.60
Extent of care needed (Needs care much of the time)	−1.07	−3.95	1.81	0.47
Extent of care needed (Needs care occasionally)	−2.93	−5.64	−0.23	0.03*
Extent of care needed (Does not need care)	Ref.
Psychological distress (no)	8.88	6.85	10.91	0.001***

^* P < 0.05.

^** P < 0.01.

^*** P ≤ 0.001.

CI, confidence interval.