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Table 1 Sample characteristics (N = 172–453)

From: Parental stress and physical violence against children during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic: results of a population-based survey in Germany

Variable

N

%

 

Sex (N = 453)

Female

273

60.30%

 

Employment (N = 441)

Employed

398

90.2%

 

Living in relationship with father/mother of youngest child (N = 445)

Yes

352

79.10%

 

Working from home (N = 447)

More than 50% of time

54

12.08%

 

Less than 50% of time

53

11.86%

 

No working from home

340

76.06%

 

„System-relevant “ job (N = 452)

Yes

110

24.34%

 

No

302

66.81%

 

Not employed

40

8.85%

 

Partner working from home (N = 356)

More than 50% of time

38

10.67%

 

Less than 50% of time

49

13.76%

 

No working from home

269

75.56%

 

Partner in “system-relevant” job (N = 374)

Yes

78

20.86%

 

Income under poverty level (N = 444)

Yes

63

14.20%

 

Pre-existing somatic disorder (N = 450)

Yes

88

19.60%

 

Pre-existing psychiatric disorder (N = 444)

Yes

63

14.20%

 

Use of physical violence against children (N = 453)

Yes

118

26.00%

 

Increase of physical violence during pandemic (N = 109)

Yes

22

20.20%

 
 

M

SD

Range

Age (N = 453)

40.08

8.53

19–81

Age of first child (N = 453)

11.41

6.77

0–43

Own maltreatment experience (N = 453)

0.69

1.13

0–4

Depressive symptoms (N = 453)

0.66

1.02

0–5

Symptoms of Anxiety(N = 453)

0.72

0.99

0–5

Parental stress (N = 446)

36.70

11.73

18–75

Change in parental stress during pandemic (N = 431)

− 0.88

3.96

− 14–10

  1. Mean (M), standard deviation (SD) and Range for continuous variables, frequency and percentage for categorial variables