Table 3 Perceived social support in the participants and tests of sex differences in perceived social support
Timepoint | Male (n = 11) | Female (n = 25) | Chi-square test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | not at all/little | enough/a lot | not at all/little | enough/a lot | χ2 (1, n  = 36) | p -value |
During sibling’s illness | 7 (63.6) | 4 (36.4) | 18 (72) | 7 (28) | 0.25 | 0.62 |
After sibling’s death | 5 (45.5) | 6 (54.5) | 9 (36) | 16 (64) | 0.29 | 0.59 |
During the past year | 2 (18.2) | 9 (81.8) | 6 (24) | 19 (76) | 0.15 | 0.70 |