Table 4 Comparisons of FPI scores of different demographic characteristics subgroups (N = 508).

From: The associations between infertility-related stress, family adaptability and family cohesion in infertile couples

Group

Men

t/F

P

Women

t/F

P

Residencet

Urban

137.57 ± 26.35

 − 3.682

 < 0.001

144.19 ± 29.13

 − 3.811

 < 0.001

Rural

146.86 ± 26.86

154.35 ± 26.40

Education levelA

Middle school or below

145.63 ± 25.40

6.680

 < 0.001

154.99 ± 27.29

8.032

 < 0.001

High school

145.74 ± 23.82

157.04 ± 25.65

Some college

144.49 ± 27.34

144.79 ± 29.65

College

133.92 ± 27.82

141.92 ± 28.02

Master or more

128.65 ± 23.17

132.37 ± 28.24

  1. tt-test.
  2. AANOVA.
  3. Significant values are given in bold.