Table 1.
Low-Income Single Mothers’ Employment, Psychological Well-Being, and Parenting: Correlations and Descriptive Statistics (N = 178)
| Variables | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Educational attainment | -- | ||||||||||||
| 2. | Number of children | −.22** | -- | |||||||||||
| 3. | Weekly working hours T1 | .17* | −.17* | -- | ||||||||||
| 4. | Weekly working hours T2 | .36*** | −.12 | .33*** | -- | |||||||||
| 5. | Hourly pay T1 | .26*** | −.13 | .83*** | .27*** | -- | ||||||||
| 6. | Hourly pay T2 | .42*** | −.08 | .34*** | .80*** | .37*** | -- | |||||||
| 7. | Welfare receipt T1 | −.15* | .00 | −.43*** | −.16* | −.47*** | −.23** | -- | ||||||
| 8. | Welfare between T1 & T2 | −.27*** | .18* | −.44*** | −.29*** | −.52*** | −36*** | .47*** | -- | |||||
| 9. | Financial strain T2 | −.03 | .04 | −.17* | −.16* | −.18* | −.15* | .11 | .14 | -- | ||||
| 10. | Depressive symptoms T1 | −.22** | .01 | −.17* | −.16* | −.22** | −.23** | .14 | .23** | .27*** | -- | |||
| 11. | Depressive symptoms T2 | −.22** | −.06 | 16* | −.19* | −.15* | −.22** | .19* | .27*** | .30*** | .55*** | -- | ||
| 12. | Negative parenting T1 | −.19* | .10 | −.14 | −.12 | −.19* | −.19* | .11 | .14 | .22** | .31*** | .29*** | -- | |
| 13. | Negative parenting T2 | −.18* | .04 | −.06 | −.13 | −.11 | −.16* | .11 | .13 | .16* | .27*** | .35*** | .68*** | -- |
| Mean | 4.4 | 2.3 | 34.8 | 37.7 | 4.34 | 7.33 | .60 | .61 | 2.6 | 15.5 | 15.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | |
| SD | 1.4 | 1.3 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.83 | 6.36 | .49 | .49 | 1.0 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Note. Dummy codes for welfare receipt T1 and welfare receipt between T1 & T2: 0 = no, 1 = yes.
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.
***
p < .001