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Table 2 Bivariate associations of child maltreatment with aggressive behavior and mindful parenting and its factors

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

 

Aggressive behavior

Mindful parenting

Interaction with full attention

Compassion and acceptance

Self regulation

M ± SD

t

M ± SD

t

M ± SD

t

M ± SD

t

M ± SD

t

Total sample

 Physical abuse

 

− 4.13***

 

2.49*

 

3.78***

 

2.74**

 

0.40

  No (427, 80.4%)

7.18 ± 4.05

 

3.26 ± 0.53

 

3.50 ± 0.47

 

3.51 ± 0.78

 

2.81 ± 0.73

 

  Yes (104, 19.6%)

9.18 ± 5.42

 

3.12 ± 0.52

 

3.31 ± 0.52

 

3.28 ± 0.76

 

2.78 ± 0.72

 

 Psychological aggression

 

− 4.67***

 

1.37

 

2.72**

 

1.85

 

− 0.21

  No (356, 64.3%)

6.86 ± 4.07

 

3.25 ± 0.53

 

3.51 ± 0.46

 

3.50 ± 0.78

 

2.79 ± 0.73

 

  Yes (198, 35.7%)

8.68 ± 4.72

 

3.19 ± 0.53

 

3.39 ± 0.52

 

3.37 ± 0.78

 

2.81 ± 0.75

 

 Neglect

 

− 1.31

 

− 0.73

 

1.15

 

-1.08

 

− 0.23

  No (348, 65.7%)

7.39 ± 4.38

 

3.22 ± 0.53

 

3.48 ± 0.47

 

3.44 ± 0.80

 

2.80 ± 0.72

 

  Yes (182, 34.3%)

7.93 ± 4.48

 

3.26 ± 0.52

 

3.43 ± 0.51

 

3.52 ± 0.75

 

2.81 ± 0.74

 

Mother-adolescent dyads

 Physical abuse

 

-3.00**

 

0.99

 

3.41***

 

1.29

 

− 1.00

  No (175, 79.9%)

7.13 ± 3.74

 

3.28 ± 0.57

 

3.55 ± 0.46

 

3.53 ± 0.83

 

2.83 ± 0.80

 

  Yes (44, 20.1%)

9.19 ± 4.93

 

3.19 ± 0.50

 

3.27 ± 0.56

 

3.35 ± 0.72

 

2.96 ± 0.71

 

 Psychological aggression

 

− 3.19**

 

0.56

 

1.94

 

0.75

 

0.08

  No (138, 60.5%)

6.81 ± 3.93

 

3.28 ± 0.54

 

3.55 ± 0.45

 

3.52 ± 0.80

 

2.86 ± 0.76

 

  Yes (90, 39.5%)

8.56 ± 4.07

 

3.23 ± 0.57

 

3.42 ± 0.06

 

3.44 ± 0.83

 

2.85 ± 0.82

 

 Neglect

 

− 1.65

 

− 1.04

 

0.32

 

− 1.46

 

− 0.28

  No (145, 66.5%)

7.22 ± 4.09

 

3.24 ± 0.59

 

3.50 ± 0.48

 

3.44 ± 0.85

 

2.85 ± 0.79

 

  Yes (73, 33.5%)

8.20 ± 4.01

 

3.32 ± 0.48

 

3.48 ± 0.51

 

3.61 ± 0.72

 

2.88 ± 0.77

 

Father-adolescent dyads

 Physical abuse

 

− 2.92**

 

2.49*

 

2.07*

 

2.53*

 

1.56

  No (252, 80.8%)

7.21 ± 4.26

 

3.25 ± 0.50

 

3.47 ± 0.47

 

3.50 ± 0.75

 

2.80 ± 0.68

 

  Yes (60, 19.2%)

9.17 ± 5.80

 

3.07 ± 0.53

 

3.33 ± 0.49

 

3.22 ± 0.79

 

2.64 ± 0.70

 

 Psychological aggression

 

− 3.46***

 

1.46

 

2.04*

 

1.90

 

− 0.23

  No (218, 66.9%)

6.89 ± 4.17

 

3.23 ± 0.53

 

3.48 ± 0.46

 

3.49 ± 0.78

 

2.75 ± 0.71

 

  Yes (108, 33.1%)

8.78 ± 5.21

 

3.15 ± 0.49

 

3.37 ± 0.50

 

3.32 ± 0.74

 

2.77 ± 0.69

 

 Neglect

 

− 0.41

 

− 0.07

 

1.21

 

− 0.18

 

− 0.08

  No (203, 65.1%)

7.51 ± 4.59

 

3.21 ± 0.49

 

3.47 ± 0.46

 

3.44 ± 0.76

 

2.76 ± 0.66

 

  Yes (109, 34.9%)

7.74 ± 4.79

 

3.22 ± 0.54

 

3.40 ± 0.51

 

3.45 ± 0.78

 

2.77 ± 0.72

 
  1. *p < 0.05;**p < 0.01;***p < 0.001