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Table 3 Descriptive statistics for continuous predictor variables at each cycle of data collection

From: Parenting-by-gender interactions in child psychopathology: attempting to address inconsistencies with a Canadian national database

Variable and Cycle

Females (n= 607)

Males (n= 607)

Total (n = 1214)

 

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

Age 1 (y)

4.49 (0.49)

4.49 (0.51)

4.49 (0.50)

Age 2 (y)

6.46 (0.49)

6.47 (0.51)

6.47 (0.50)

Age 3 (y)

8.42 (0.48)

8.42 (0.50)

8.42 (0.50)

Age 4 (y)

10.45 (0.49)

10.49 (0.51)

10.47 (0.50)

Hostile-Ineffective 1

9.14 (3.54)

9.11 (3.70)

9.13 (3.62)

Hostile-Ineffective 2

8.46 (3.36)

8.97 (3.96)

8.72 (3.68)

Hostile-Ineffective 3

8.86 (3.60)

8.86 (3.73)

8.86 (3.66)

Hostile-Ineffective 4

8.37 (3.40)

8.40 (3.92)

8.39 (3.67)

Parental Consistency 1

14.31 (3.67)

15.16 (3.17)

14.74 (3.95)

Parental Consistency 2

15.20 (3.03)

15.42 (3.13)

15.31 (3.08)

Parental Consistency 3

13.14 (2.63)

15.55 (2.98)

14.35 (3.22)

Parental Consistency 4

14.95 (3.23)

15.81 (3.02)

15.38 (3.15)

Positive Interaction 1

14.23 (2.94)

14.69 (2.89)

14.46 (2.92)

Positive Interaction 2

13.14 (2.63)

13.19 (2.51)

13.17 (2.57)

Positive Interaction 3

12.00 (2.49)

12.19 (2.51)

12.10 (2.50)

Positive Interaction 4

11.74 (2.55)

11.81 (2.59)

11.78 (2.57)

  1. M (SD): Mean (standard deviation)
  2. Note: Hostile-Ineffective Parenting (7 items, range 0-28), Parental Consistency (5 items, 0-20), Positive Interaction (5 items, 0-20)