Table 5.

Analysis of variance of adult's age (early adulthood: 21–30 years old, early middle age: 31–40 years old, and late middle age: 41–50 years old) on perceived parenting, self-concept, and narcissism (N = 628).

								95% CI
Variables		M	SD	F	i1, j2, k3	Mean Diff. (i1, j2, k3)	SE	LB	UB
APQ	Early adulthood (n = 274)	148.28	16.45	10.66***	Early adulthood < early middle age*	−4.35 *	1.45	−7.84	−0.86
	Early middle age (n = 219)	152.63	16.67		NS	NS	NS	−7.28	1.15
	Late middle age (n = 135)	155.69	14.01		Late middle age > early adulthood*	7.41*	1.69	3.36	11.46
SFSCS	Early adulthood (n = 274)	128.04	29.05	60.87***	Early adulthood < early middle age*	−14.86*	2.29	−20.37	−9.35
	Early middle age (n = 219)	142.90	22.92		Early middle age < late middle age*	−13.70*	2.77	−20.35	−7.06
	Late middle age (n = 135)	156.61	20.33		Late middle age > early adulthood*	28.56*	2.66	22.17	34.95
NPI	Early adulthood (n = 274)	63.14	6.86	33.63***	Early adulthood < early middle age*	−4.10*	0.56	−5.45	−2.75
	Early middle age (n = 219)	67.23	5.721		NS	NS	NS	−1.62	1.64
	Late middle age (n = 135)	67.22	5.52		Late middle age > early adulthood*	4.09*	0.65	2.52	5.65

¹ number of early adults,

² number of early middle age,

³ number of late middle age.

^* p <0.05 and

^***p <0.001.