Impress of intergenerational emotional support on the depression in non-cohabiting parents

Table 2 The results of intergenerational emotional support on depressive symptoms

Variables		Depressive symptoms (cesd-10 score) (0-30)1	F	P value2
Dependent variable	Depressive symptoms	13.06 ± 5.225
Independent variable	Face to face		6.622	0.000a
	almost every day	12.50 ± 5.478
	2-3 times a week	12.73 ± 5.158
	once a week	12.99 ± 4.764
	every two weeks	12.92 ± 5.290
	once a month	13.45 ± 5.107
	once every three months	13.34 ± 5.043
	once every six months	13.38 ± 4.895
	once a year	13.93 ± 5.353
	almost never	16.48 ± 6.723
	Phone contact		5.334	0.000a
	almost every day	12.97 ± 4.804
	2-3 times a week	12.90 ± 4.872
	once a week	13.14 ± 4.915
	every two weeks	13.83 ± 5.261
	once a month	14.13 ± 5.492
	once every three months	14.13 ± 6.148
	once every six months	13.91 ± 5.790
	once a year	12.70 ± 4.773
	almost never	12.20 ± 6.815
	frequency of contact3		5.717	0.001a
	Group 1: (both) (ref)	12.99 ± 5.071
	Group 2: (face to face)	13.33 ± 4.958
	Group 3: (phone)	12.90 ± 6.103
	Group 4: (neither)	14.28 ± 5.987

¹Values are mean ± SD;

²Interval;

^aP < 0.001;

³Group 1 (≥ every two week in frequency of “face to face” contact and ≥ 1 time/wk in frequency of “phone” contact); group 2 (≥ every two week in frequency of “face to face” contact and < 1 time/wk in frequency of “phone” contact); group 3 (< every two week in frequency of “face to face” contact and ≥ 1 time a week in frequency of “phone” contact) and group 4 (< every two week in frequency of “face to face” contact and < 1 time a week in frequency of “phone” contact).