Table 5.
Group Differences in Observed Parenting: The Role of Explanatory Models
| Typically developing (n = 142) |
Borderline range, no noted cognitive delay (n = 22) |
Borderline range, noted cognitive delay (n = 6) |
Delayed range (n = 46) |
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| Variable/Factor | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| Variable | ||||||||
| Positivity | 2.28 | .76 | 1.75 | .61 | 2.22 | .50 | 2.19 | .85 |
| Sensitivity | 2.85 | .85 | 2.14 | .78 | 2.50 | .74 | 2.68 | 1.1 |
| Factor | ||||||||
| Positive engagement | .12 | .96 | –.63 | .89 | –.21 | .79 | –.03 | 1.1 |