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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Infancy. 2011;16(3):266–294. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-7078.2010.00042.x

Table 2.

Descriptive Statistics for Behavioral Strategies and Toddler Negative Affect During Mother-Toddler and Father-Toddler Ignore Situation

Variable N Min. Max. M SD
Negative Affect
Mother 106 .00 1.87 .11 .27
Father 98 .00 2.42 .13 .33
Mother First
 Mother 59 .00 1.87 .14 .34
 Father 49 .00 1.46 .14 .30
Father First
 Mother 47 .00 .54 .07 .13
 Father 49 .00 2.42 .12 .37
Parent-Focused
Overall Mother 106 .00 1.00 .14 .15
Overall Father 98 .00 .76 .17 .17
Mother First
 Mother 59 .00 1.00 .16 .18
 Father 49 .00 .76 .17 .17
Father First
 Mother 47 .00 .51 .13 .11
 Father 49 .00 .63 .18 .17
Self-Distraction
Overall Mother 106 .00 1.59 .36 .29
Overall Father 98 .00 1.48 .31 .28
Mother First
 Mother 59 .00 1.38 .40 .26
 Father 49 .00 1.40 .28 .27
Father First
 Mother 47 .00 1.59 .31 .31
 Father 49 .00 1.48 .34 .28
Toy-Focused
Overall Mother 106 .76 1.94 1.33 .26
Overall Father 98 .70 2.00 1.33 .27
Mother First
 Mother 59 .79 1.94 1.36 .26
 Father 49 .72 1.95 1.28 .26
Father First
 Mother 47 .76 1.76 1.29 .25
 Father 49 .70 2.00 1.39 .27