Table 1.
Family demographic features of participants of high-anxious and median-anxious children
| High-anxious (n = 188) | Median-anxious (n = 82) | |
|---|---|---|
| Boys (n, %) | 84 (45%) | 44 (54%) |
| Age child (Mean, SD) | 9.92 (1.23) | 10.22 (1.13) |
| Professional help for mental health children (n, %)a | 19 (10%) | 4 (5%) |
| Children in family (Mean, SD) | 2.27 (0.94) | 2.15 (0.79) |
| Children first-born (n, %) | 103 (55%) | 50 (61%) |
| Parents divorced/living apart (n, %) | 39 (21%) | 7 (9%)** |
| Biological father (n, %) | 174 (93%) | 81 (100%)* |
| Biological mother (n, %) | 187 (100%) | 81 (99%) |
| Caucasian | ||
| Father (n, %) | 181 (96%) | 79 (96%) |
| Mother (n, %) | 181 (96%) | 78 (95%) |
| Parental age | ||
| Father (Mean, SD) | 41.84 (4.43) | 42.39 (3.92) |
| Mother (Mean, SD) | 39.59 (5.00) | 40.11 (4.29) |
| Parental educational levelb | ||
| Father (Mean, SD) | 5.11 (1.96) | 5.29 (2.10) |
| Mother (Mean, SD) | 4.94 (1.98) | 5.06 (2.00) |
| Current unemployment | ||
| Father (n, %) | 12 (6%) | 4 (5%) |
| Mother (n, %) | 59 (31%) | 27 (33%) |
aProfessional help from psychologist, psychiatrist for any mental difficulty, as indicated by parents on pre-measurement
bOn a scale from 0 (no education) to 8 (university)
* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, tested two-sided