. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Jul 23.

Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Psychol. 2003;28(7):473–484. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsg038

Table VI.

Maternal Stress Related to Boys with DMD versus Their Siblings

PSI-SF Subscale	DMD (n = 46) M ± SD	Siblings (n = 46) M ± SD	t
Parent-child dysfunctional interaction	25.39±8.20	23.77±7.81	1.21^*
Difficult child	31.88±8.91	27.98±8.02	2.20^**

DMD = Duchenne muscular dystrophy. PSI-SF = Parental Stress Index–Short Form. Findings are ns at .01 level.

p > .05.

^**

p < .05.