Table 1 Socio-demographic variables for parents and mental health for parents (Global Severity Index, GSI) and children (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, SDQ, and GSI) at T3.
From: Paternal predictors of the mental health of children of Vietnamese refugees
| Â | Â | Mother (n = 42) | Father (n = 50) |
|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demogr. | Mean number of children | 2.6 (SD1.0, range 1-5) | 2.7 (SD 0.91, range 1-5) |
| Â | Total number of years education | 11.7 (SD 4.0) | 12.8 (SD 4.5) |
| Â | Employment | 85% (n = 35) | 77% (n = 47) |
| Â | Norwegian network | Â | Â |
|  |    ≤10 friends | 64% (n = 18) | 69% (n = 31) |
|  |    More than 10 | 36% (n = 10) | 31% (n = 14) |
| Â | Vietnamese network | Â | Â |
|  |    ≤10 friends | 29% (n = 8) | 44% (n = 20) |
|  |    More than 10 | 71% (n = 20) | 56% (n = 25) |
Mental health parents | Â | Â | |
Mean GSI | 0.45 (SD 0.47) | 0.50 (SD 0.51) | |
Mental health children | Â | Â | |
Age 19-23 years | Mean GSI (n = 12) | 0.37 (SD 0.38) | |
Age 10-18 years | SDQ, self-reports, mean total problem score (n = 59) | 9.3 (SD 4.6) | |
| Â | SDQ, parents reports, mean total problem score (n = 61) | 9.1 (SD 6.0) | |
Age 4-9 years | SDQ parents reports, mean total problem score (n = 27) | 8.9 (SD 5.0) | |