Table 3.
Means and standard deviations for father–infant interaction variables by group status (controlling for fathers’ education)
| Control |
Alcoholic |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | F Value | p Value |
| Father | ||||||
| Sensitivity | 3.67 | .84 | 3.34 | .90 | 7.23 | .008 |
| Positive Affect | 3.82 | .86 | 3.51 | .78 | 7.47 | .007 |
| Negative Affect | 4.45 | .50 | 4.29 | .63 | 3.97 | .048 |
| Verbalizations | 3.37 | .97 | 2.99 | .83 | 8.84 | .003 |
| Child | ||||||
| Responsiveness | 4.05 | .81 | 3.82 | .96 | 4.08 | .045 |
| Positive Affect | 3.21 | 1.09 | 3.40 | .95 | 1.94 | NS |
| Negative Affect | 4.40 | .67 | 4.37 | .75 | .10 | NS |
Note: High scores are positive and low scores are negative for all scales. Thus, a high score on negative affect indicates a low negative affect, and a high score on positive affect indicates a high positive affect.