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. 2024 Jul 22;16(7):e65106. doi: 10.7759/cureus.65106

Table 3. Correlation between PSDQ scores with general characteristics of child/parents.

PSDQ, Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire

Factor Authoritative p Authoritarian p Permissive p
Sex, n (%)   0.462   0.701   0.685
            Female 14 (40)   19 (50)   75 (32.8)  
            Male 21 (60)   19 (50)   81 (51.9)  
Single-parent family, n (%) 3 (8.6) 0.753 6 (15.8) 0.234 14 (9.0) 0.431
Educational level, n (%)            
            University 14 (40.0) 0.012 14 (36.8) 0.085 37 (23.7) 0.853
            Secondary school 10 (28.6) 0.062 7 (18.4) 0.102 59 (37.8) 0.045
            Primary school 9 (25.7) 0.492 16 (42.1) 0.034 50 (32.1) 0.096
            None 2 (5.7) 1 1 (2.6) 1 10 (6.4) 0.783
Nutritional status            
            Normal 6 (17.1) 0.424 14 (36.8) 0.019 41 (26.3) 0.052
            Overweight 14 (40.0) 0.025 9 (23.7) 0.631 19 (12.2) 0.411
            Grade 1 obesity 7 (20.0) 1 4 (10.5) 0.922 29 (18.6) 0.62
            Grade 2 obesity 7 (20.0) 1 11 (28.9) 0.395 62 (39.7) 0.041
            Grade 3 obesity 1 (2.9) 0.924 0 (0.0) 0.881 5 (3.2) 0.112