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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: The protective role of mindful parenting against child maltreatment and aggressive behavior: an exploratory study among Chinese parent-adolescent dyads

 

Adolescents (n = 554)

Mothers (n = 228)

Fathers (n = 326)

n (%)/M ± SD

n (%)/M ± SD

n (%)/M ± SD

Age (years)

16.91 ± 1.08

46.00 ± 4.40

46.37 ± 4.85

Sex

 Male

314 (56.7)

  

 Female

240 (43.3)

  

Only child

 No

493 (89.0)

  

 Yes

61 (11.0)

  

Family location

   

 Rural area

 

185 (81.1)

278 (85.3)

 Town

 

17 (7.5)

18 (5.5)

 County or city

 

26 (11.4)

30 (9.2)

Parental education

 Elementary or lower

 

116 (50.9)

65 (19.9)

 Middle school

 

94 (41.2)

211 (64.7)

 High school

 

14 (6.1)

39 (12.0)

 College or higher

 

4 (1.8)

11 (3.4)

Parental occupation

 Unemployment

 

40 (17.5)

19 (5.8)

 Unskilled labor

 

102 (44.7)

155 (47.6)

 Skilled labor

 

18 (7.9)

64 (19.6)

 Self-employment

 

59 (25.9)

66 (20.3)

 Other

 

9 (4.0)

22 (6.7)

Family SES

 

− 0.30 ± 1.08

0.20 ± 0.93

Aggressive behavior

7.51 ± 4.40

  

Maternal physical abuse

 No

422 (80.4)

  

 Yes

103 (19.6)

  

Paternal physical abuse

 No

435 (82.5)

  

 Yes

92 (17.5)

  

Maternal psychological aggression

 No

358 (65.0)

  

 Yes

193 (35.0)

  

Paternal psychological aggression

 No

378 (68.2)

  

 Yes

176 (31.8)

  

Maternal neglect

 No

360 (68.7)

  

 Yes

164 (31.3)

  

Paternal neglect

 No

342 (65.0)

  

 Yes

184 (35.0)

  

Mindful parenting

 Total scale

 

3.26 ± 0.55

3.20 ± 0.52

 IWFA

 

3.50 ± 0.49

3.44 ± 0.48

  CAA

 

3.49 ± 0.81

3.43 ± 0.77

  SR

 

2.85 ± 0.78

2.76 ± 0.70

  EAC

 

2.91 ± 0.80

2.93 ± 0.77

  1. SES socioeconomic status, IWFA interaction with full attention subscale, CAA compassion and acceptance subscale, SR self regulation subscale, EAC emotional awareness of child subscale