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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Child Youth Serv Rev. 2011 Sep 1;33(9):1673–1682. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.04.029

Table 2. Correlations Between Case-Specific and Professional Characteristics and Case Disposition Decisions.

Characteristic Vignette A
disposition		 Vignette B
disposition		 Vignette C
disposition		 Vignette F
disposition		 Vignette G
disposition
Case characteristics (n = 137) (n = 138) (n = 136) (n = 133) (n = 136)
 Child’s age
−.01
−.13
−.10
−.05
.04
 Race
−.04
−.16
−.13
−.04
.11
 Ethnicity
−.06
−.05
.10
−.04
.01
 Child behavior .14 −.07 −.02 −.04 .08
 Parent affect .15 .09 .01 −.03 .12
 Family’s tendency to use
 physical punishment		 −.02 .01 −.05 .01 .03
 Severity of inflicted
 injuries		 .27** .22** .38** .31** .45**
Professional characteristics
 Age .05
(n = 135)		 .02
(n = 137)		 .07
(n = 135)		 −.06
(n = 132)		 < .01
(n = 135)
 Gender .03
(n = 137)		 −.04
(n = 138)		 −.10
(n = 136)		 −.07
(n = 133)		 −.12
(n = 136)
 Race −.18*
(n = 137)		 −.20*
(n = 138)		 .02
(n = 136)		 −.10
(n = 133)		 −.04
(n = 136)
 Professional discipline −.06
(n = 137)		 −.05
(n = 138)		 −.08
(n = 136)		 .02
(n = 133)		 .02
(n = 136)
 Education .05
(n = 136)		 .16
(n = 138)		 .22**
(n = 136)		 .14
(n = 133)		 −.03
(n = 136)
 Case exposure .02
(n = 136)		 −.04
(n = 137)		 −.07
(n = 135)		 < .01
(n = 132)		 −.10
(n = 135)
 Parental status −.04
(n = 137)		 −.01
(n = 138)		 .10
(n = 136)		 < −.01
(n = 133)		 < −.01
(n = 136)
 Beliefs about acceptability
 of corporal discipline		 −.11
(n = 133)		 −.04
(n = 134)		 −.26**
(n = 133)		 −.19*
(n = 129)		 −.02
(n = 132)
 Coercive discipline
 techniques		 −.18*
(n = 133)		 −.10
(n = 134)		 −.10
(n = 133)		 −.13
(n = 129)		 −.11
(n = 132)
 Non-coercive discipline
 techniques		 −.11
(n = 132)		 < −.01
(n = 133)		 .01
(n = 132)		 −.08
(n = 129)		 −.09
(n = 131)

Note. The total sample size for the study was N = 138 participants. Binary variables were coded as follows (Child’s race: White = 0, Other race = 1); Child’s ethnicity: non-Hispanic = 0, Hispanic = 1; Child’s behavior preceding physical injury: Normal developmental behavior = 0, Aggressive/destructive behavior = 1); Parent affect preceding physical injury Calm = 0; Family’s tendency to use physical discipline: Atypical = 0, Typical = 1; Professional’s gender: Male = 0, Female = 1; Professional’s race: White = 0, Other race = 1; Professional’s discipline: Medical = 0, Behavioral health/other = 1; Professional’s education level: Bachelor’s = 0, Master’s degree or higher = 1; Professional’s case exposure: 0-500 cases = 0, > 500 cases; Professional’s parental status: No children = 0, Children = 1).

*

p < .05

**

p < .01.