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Table 6 Interaction of father's and mother's PTSD: groups with significant differences.

From: Psychopathological status, behavior problems, and family adjustment of Kuwaiti children whose fathers were involved in the first gulf war

       

Df = 3/351 for CBI

Child outcome variables

NF* & NM(1) (N = 192) Mean(SD)

YF & NM(2) (N = 71) Mean(SD)

NF & YM(3) (N = 58) Mean(SD)

YF & YM(4) (N = 34) Mean(SD)

Two-way ANCOVA**: Interaction statistics

Post – hoc tests

     

F

P

F

P

Significantly different groups

CBI – Neurotic

1.1(1.3)

1.3(1.4)

1.8(1.2)

1.7(1.9)

1.9

0.16

5.2

0.002

3 > 1: 4 > 1

CBI – depression

5.4(4.5)

7.0(4.9)

7.3(4.6)

7.7(5.7)

0.2

0.68

4.8

0.003

3 > 1: 4 > 1

CBI – anxiety

5.9(3.6)

6.1(3.7)

8.3(3.3)

7.7(4.0)

0.3

0.56

8.0

0.000

3 > 1: 4 > 1

CBI – aggression

5.2(4.9)

5.8(5.5)

7.4(4.7)

7.9(6.0)

0.03

0.86

4.7

0.003

3 > 1: 4 > 1

CBI – planful

13.1(6.4)

14.0(5.0)

11.3(5.4)

11.3(4.9)

0.08

0.78

3.2

0.02

2 > 3

FAD subscales:

(N = 156)

N = 56)

(N = 43)

(N = 26)

    

Df = 3/227

Problem solving

1.9(0.4)

2.1(0.4)

2.2(0.3)

2.0(0.3)

3.5

0.06

3.7

0.01

3 > 1

Communications

2.2(0.4)

2.3(0.4)

2.5(0.3)

2.2(0.1)

7.1

0.009

8.5

0.000

3 > 1; 2 > 1

Involvement

2.4(0.4)

2.3(0.4)

2.5(0.4)

2.7(0.3)

8.2

0.005

6.7

0.000

4 > 1; 1 > 2

General

2.3(0.3)

2.3(0.3)

2.4(0.3)

2.5(0.2)

2.2

0.14

2.7

0.046

4 > 1

  1. Notes: *NF & NM = Father has no PTSD and mother has no PTSD
  2. YF & NM = Father has PTSD and mother has no PTSD
  3. NH & YM = Father has no PTSD and mother has PTSD
  4. YF & YM = Father has PTSD and mother has PTSD
  5. ** Adjusted for age of child and father