Table 1.

Sample Characteristics.

	M	SD	Range	Proportion
Female	—	—	—	.54
Age	55.65	4.58	45–65	—
Years of education	14.56	2.03	10–17	—
Employment statusa	—	—	—	.65
Neuroticismb	2.59	0.74	1–5	—
Health statusc	3.33	0.94	1–5	—
Weekend dayd	0.82	0.84	0–2	—
Sleep quality night beforee	2.82	0.75	1–5	—
Smokingf	0.46	1.22	0–4	—
Medication dayg	0.49	1.26	0–4	—
				Proportion of days
Practical support to childrenh				.16
Practical support to parenth				.20
Emotional support to childrenh				.39
Emotional support to parenth				.29
Advice to childrenh				.46
Advice to parenth				.23
Practical support to both child and parenti				.04
Emotional support to both child and parenti				.09
Advice to both child and parenti				.09

Note. Participants N = 151; N = 558 days.

^aEmployment status was coded 0 = not working full-time, 1 = employed full-time.

^bNeuroticism was calculated averaging ratings of four items (e.g., moody, worrying, nervous, calm) from 1 = not at all to 5 = a great deal.

^cHealth status was rated from 1 = poor to 5 = excellent.

^dWeekend day was coded 0 = weekday, 1 = weekend day and refers to the number of weekend days.

^eSleep quality night before was rated from 1 = poor to 5 = excellent.

^fSmoking was coded 0 = no, 1 = yes and refers to the number of days participants smoked.

^gMedication day was coded 0 = no, 1 = yes and refers to the number of days participants took any medication.

^hSupport to parent or child was coded 0 = no support given, 1 = support given.

ⁱSupport to both child and parent was coded 0 = no support given to both child and parent, 1 = support given to both child and parent.