Group and individual stability of three parenting dimensions

Table 2 Differences in stability, compared pairwise between current parenting dimensions (columns) and personality traits or emotional symptoms (rows).

		Current self-reported parenting (Parental Bonding Instrument)
		Warmth	Protectiveness	Authoritarianism
Personality traits (NEO-PI)
N	Observed stability	Δ r = -.19, p < .001	Δ r = -.28, p < .001	Δ r = -.37, p < .001
	'Changed' *P\|Δ*\|>1z	+14%, p < .001	+18%, p < .001	+23%, p < .001
	'No change'*P\|Δ*\|<.5z	-10%, p < .010	-17%, p < .001	-43%, p < .001
A	Observed stability	Δ r = -.15, p < .01	Δ r = -.24, p < .001	Δ r = -.33, p < .001
	'Changed' *P\|Δ*\|>1z	+11%, p < .010	+15%, p < .001	+20%, p < .001
	'No change'*P\|Δ*\|<.5z	-2%, ns.	-9%, p < .010	-35%, p < .001
O	Observed stability	Δ r = -.14, p < .01	Δ r = -.23, p < .001	Δ r = -.32, p < .001
	'Changed' *P\|Δ*\|>1z	+11%, p < .010	+15%, p < .001	+20%, p < .001
	'No change'*P\|Δ*\|<.5z	+2%, ns	-5%, ns.	-31%, p < .001
Anxiety/Depression (HADS)
A	Observed stability	Δr = -.07, ns	Δ r = -.14, p < .025	Δ r = -.21, p = .001
	'Changed' *P\|Δ*\|>1z	+5%, ns	+9%, ns	+14%, p = .037
	'No change'*P\|Δ*\|<.5z	+9%, ns.	.+2%, ns.	-34%, p < .001
D	Observed stability	Δr = +.02, ns	Δr = -.07, ns	Δ r = -.16, p < .025
	'Changed' *P\|Δ*\|>1z	-2%, ns	+2.1%, ns	+7%, p < .05
	'No change'*P\|Δ*\|<.5z	-0.2%, ns.	-7.0%, ns.	-32.6%, p < .001

Observed stability correlations and the prevalence of individual-level change are compared separately.
NEO-PI = Big Five Personality Inventory (short version), HADS = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scales, N = neuroticism, A = agreeableness, O = Openness, Δr = stability correlation difference, Δ% = rate difference - one-sample binomial test, ns. = non-significant, p = One-sided test of statistical significance, P|Δ|>1z = rate of absolute change > 1.0z, P|Δ|<0.5z = rate of absolute change < 0.5z

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