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Table 2 Sample characteristics of caregiver and child at T0 & T1 (n = 276)

From: Acceptance and utilization of web-based self-help for caregivers of children with externalizing disorders

  

Total

n = 276

WASH

n = 135

WASH + SUPPORT

n = 141

Statistics

  

M

SD

Min

Max

M

SD

Min

Max

M

SD

Min

Max

p

Healthcare Supply

          
 

Profession (paediatrician)

163 (59.1%)

84 (62.2%)

79 (56.0%)

0.0787

 

Supply situation (urban)

230 (83.3%)

114 (84.4%)

116 (82.3%)

0.2757

Caregiver

    
 

Age (years)1

41.93

5.95

26.61

61.54

41.70

6.03

26.61

61.54

42.15

5.90

28.61

58.78

0.5308

 

Sex (female)

254 (92.0%)

124 (91.9%)

130 (92.2%)

0.5279

 

Partnership/ married (yes)

244 (88.4%)

119 (88.1%)

125 (88.7%)

0.4849

Highest education

   

0.1817

 

Low2

38 (13.8%)

17 (12.6%)

21 (14.9%)

 
 

Medium3

131 (47.5%)

60 (44.4%)

71 (50.4%)

 
 

High4

107 (38.8%)

58 (43.0%)

49 (34.8%)

 

Currently employed (yes)

122 (85.5%)

114 (84.4%)

122 (86.5%)

0.2879

Parenting5

             
 

PNPQ – positive parenting

3.02

0.33

2.19

3.81

3.02

0.33

2.19

3.71

3.02

0.32

2.29

3.81

0.9858

 

PNPQ – negative parenting

1.94

0.29

1.24

2.82

1.93

0.29

1.29

2.71

1.94

0.28

1.24

2.82

0.7928

Psychopathology6

             
 

DASS – total

0.61

0.40

0

2.26

0.60

0.37

0

1.83

0.62

0.43

0

2.26

0.6508

Child

             
 

Age (years)

9.34

1.73

6.0

12.97

9.31

1.73

6.00

12.97

9.34

1.74

6.00

12.92

0.7208

 

Sex (male)

226 (81.9%)

109 (80.7%)

117 (83.0%)

0.2869

Number of siblings

1.05

0.83

0

5

1.02

0.81

0

4

1.09

0.85

0

5

0.5298

Externalizing symptoms

             

SCL-ADHD

Total value

1.77

0.52

0.55

3.00

1.83

0.47

0.56

3.00

1.72

0.56

0.55

2.95

0.0958

Inattention6

1.98

0.54

0.22

3.00

2.03

0.48

0.22

3.00

1.94

0.58

0.44

3.00

0.2028

Hyperactivity/ impulsivity6

1.60

0.67

0

3.00

1.66

0.64

0

3.00

1.54

0.68

0

2.91

0.1288

Skills & reflectivity

0.69

0.49

0

2.67

0.64

0.45

0

2.67

0.74

0.52

0

2.67

0.0918

Impairment & burden

1.75

0.63

0.25

3.00

1.80

0.63

0.40

3.00

1.69

0.63

0.25

3.00

0.1348

SCL-ODD

Oppositional behavior6

1.50

0.69

0

3.00

1.54

0.66

0.13

3.00

1.46

0.72

0

2.75

0.3618

Prosocial behavior

0.73

0.52

0

2.91

0.74

0.55

0.50

2.83

0.72

0.49

0.42

3.00

0.7288

Impairment & burden

0.86

0.46

0

2.29

1.45

0.72

0

3.00

1.35

0.74

0

3.00

0.2438

  1. Note n = sample size, M = mean, SD = standard deviation, Min = minimum, Max = maximum, p = probability of error, PNPQ: Positive and Negative Parenting Questionnaire, DASS: Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales, SCL-ADHD = Caregiver Self-Checklist of Child’s Attention-deficit/ Hyperactivitiy Symptoms, SCL-ODD = Caregiver Self-Checklist of Child’s Oppositional Defiant Disorder Symptoms
  2. 1Reduced n due to one missing value at T0. 2 low = no school-leaving qualification, primary school certificate or special needs school certificate, 3 medium = secondary school-leaving certificate, 4 high = high school graduation, technical college entrance qualification, university entry qualification, technical/master school, university (of applied sciences) degree; 5 High key value indicates high agreement with positive/ negative parenting style. 6 Items rated 0 ‘not at all’, 1 ‘a little applicable’, 2 ‘largely applicable’, and 3 ‘especially applicable’. A high key value (mean item score) indicates high symptomology. 7 Intergroup differences were tested using Mann-Whitney U test. 8 Intergroup differences were tested using t-test for independent samples. 9 Intergroup differences were tested using binomial test
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