Question

According to a study by byers et al., older adults were _____ to be depressed if they were providing support for their adult children than if they are distant from them.

Answer 1

The correct answer is less likely.
Parents usually feel that their main goal within their nuclear family is to provide for their children, and to give them everything they need. If they are unable to do that, they will feel devastated and depressed, eventually. This is far more important to most of them than actually being close to their children.