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. 2023 Aug 8;9(5):e147. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2023.529

Table 1.

Participant characteristics

Characteristic % (n)
Parents with children aged 2–5 years (n = 361) Parents with children aged 6–18 years (n = 666)
Parent age (in years), mean (s.d.) 43.51 (5.64)
Missing 54.50 (363)
Parent role
Mother 95.57 (345) 79.42 (529)
Father 4.16 (15) 9.91 (66)
Missing 0.28 (1) 10.66 (71)
Child age (in years), mean (s.d.) 4.06 (1.07) 10.48 (3.26)
Missing 0 (0) 10.66 (71)
Child sex assigned at birth
Male 49.58 (179) 51.5 (343)
Female 50.41 (182) 48.50 (323)
Missing 0 (0) 0 (0)
Ethnicity/ancestry of the parent
European 62.05 (224) 33.93 (226)
Non-European 22.71 (82) 12.01 (80)
Multiple ethnicities 8.59 (31) 6.15 (41)
Missing 6.65 (24) 47.90 (319)
Ethnicity/ancestry of the child
European 55.68 (201) 56.91 (379)
Non-European 15.24 (55) 17.72 (118)
Multiple ethnicities 24.38 (88) 24.02 (160)
Missing 4.71 (17) 1.35 (9)
Family income (CAD$)
<$80 000 per year 14.22 (52) 19.82 (132)
≥$80 000 per year 84.40 (304) 70.12 (467)
Missing 1.39 (5) 10.06 (67)
Dwelling type
House 76.18 (275) 84.23 (561)
Apartment 18.00 (65) 8.41 (56)
Condominium 6.31 (42)
Missing 5.82 (21) 1.05 (7)
Number of people in the household, mode (range) 4 (9)
Missing 0 (0)
Employment type
Responding parent (full time) 30.19 (109) 59.15 (394)
Missing 15.51 (56) 1.05 (7)
Partner parent (full time) 82.83 (299) 82.73 (551)
Missing 11.08 (40) 0 (0)
Previous mental health diagnosis of child
Yes 2.77 (10) 57.05 (380)
No 96.12 (347) 42.94 (286)
Missing 1.11 (4) 0 (0)
Structured parenting, mean (s.d.)a,b 4.52 (1.19) 4.51 (1.21)
Missing 1.5 (n) 11.6 (77)
Satisfaction with shared parenting, mean (s.d.)a,b 5.02 (1.65) 4.72 (1.75)
Missing 7.6 (n) 14.26 (95)
PHQ-8, mean (s.d.)a,c 4.83 (4.75) 7.34 (5.43)
Missing 0 (0) 11.56 (77)
SDQ Emotional Subscale scores across all measuresc 1.76 (1.85)
Missing 0 (0)
RCADS-P depression subscale at baseline, mean (s.d.)d 60.26 (16.84)
Missing 4.80 (32)
SDQ Hyperactivity Subscale scores across all measuresc 4.83 (4.75)
Missing 0 (0)
Hyperactivity/inattention at baseline, mean (s.d.)e 6.05 (2.05)
missing 8.71 (58)
SDQ Conduct Problems Subscale problem scores across all measuresf 1.65 (1.52)
Missing 0 (0)
TIDES at baseline, mean (s.d.)g 1.27 (8.77)
Missing 8.11 (54)

PHQ-8, Patient Health Questionnaire-8; SDQ, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire; RCADS-P, Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale; TIDES, The Irritability and Dysregulation of Emotion Scale, Brief; n, number of participants.

a.

For parents with children aged 2–5 years, results reflect an average across all measurements; for parents with children aged 6–18 years, results reflect an average of the baseline (only) measure.

b.

Range: 1–7.

c.

Range: 0–10.

d.

Range: 35.16–126.08.

e.

Range: 2–10.

f.

Range: 0–8.

g.

Range: −18 to 18.