Table 1.
Descriptive information by group status
| Fathers | Mothers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| Alcohol QFI | .94 | 1.13 | .15 | .25 |
| Binge Drinking | .70 | .46 | .39 | .49 |
| Depression | 7.61 | 7.01 | 8.51 | 7.35 |
| Antisocial Behavior | 39.75 | 8.89 | 35.95 | 5.47 |
| Marital Satisfaction | 102.44 | 24.12 | 100.76 | 26.81 |
| Overreactivity 18 months | 2.57 | .74 | 2.42 | .65 |
| Overreactivity 24 months | 2.56 | .71 | 2.47 | .72 |
| Overreactivity 36 months | 2.68 | .81 | 2.66 | .73 |
| Overreactivity 48 months | 2.74 | .76 | 2.70 | .73 |
| Overreactivity 60 months | 2.74 | .77 | 2.69 | .73 |
| Laxness 18 months | 2.77 | .73 | 2.71 | .75 |
| Laxness 24 months | 2.80 | .84 | 2.74 | .82 |
| Laxness 36 months | 2.76 | .79 | 2.74 | .80 |
| Laxness 48 months | 2.74 | .84 | 2.74 | .86 |
| Laxness 60 months | 2.71 | .74 | 2.61 | .81 |
| Age | 33.00 | 7.20 | 31.00 | 4.31 |
| Number of Children | 2.11 | .88 | 2.11 | .88 |
| Eduction: | ||||
| Less than H.S. | 4% | 2% | ||
| High School | 44% | 39% | ||
| Assoc./Voc. | 20% | 30% | ||
| College Degree | 26% | 26% | ||
| Graduate Degree | 3% | 6% | ||
| Race: | ||||
| Caucasian | 90% | 94% | ||
| African American | 7% | 4% | ||
| Hispanic/Native Am. | 3% | 2% | ||
| Employed | 93% | 63% | ||
| Married | 88% | 88% | ||
Note. All couples were co-habitating at time of recruitment.