TABLE 2.
Sample Characteristics (N = 47)
| Demographic Data | M (SD) | |
|---|---|---|
| Mother’s age | 30.13 (6.54) | |
| Years of maternal education | 12.34 (1.32) | |
| No. of children | 2.09 (1.27) | |
| Child age (months) | 17.68 (13.82) | |
| Marital status | % | |
| Never married | 48.9 | |
| Cohabitating | 19.1 | |
| Married | 6.4 | |
| Separated or divorced | 25.5 | |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||
| Caucasian | 70.2 | |
| African American | 21.3 | |
| Hispanic origin | 8.5 | |
| Unemployed | 80.9 | |
| DCF Involved | 59.6 | |
| Male child | 51.1 | |
| Psychiatric Data | ||
| Primary Substance | % | |
| Opiate | 72.3 | |
| Cocaine | 12.8 | |
| Alcohol | 6.4 | |
| Cannabis | 8.5 | |
| Methadone-maintained | 68.1 | |
| Used a substance during baseline month | 24.4 | |
| M (SD) | Clinical Cutoffb | |
| Depression (BDI) | 15.91 (9.29) | 29.00 |
| Global Psychiatric Distress (BSI) | 59.99 (11.02) | 63.00 |
| RF | ||
| Self-focused RF | 3.15 (.76) | 3.00 |
| Child-focused RF | 3.36 (.62) | 3.00 |
| Maternal caregiving behavior (NCAST) | ||
| Sensitivity to Cues | 8.50 (1.39) | 7.54 |
DCF = Department of Children and Families; BDI = Beck Depression Inventory; BSI = Brief Symptom Inventory; NCAST = Nursing Child Assessment Satellite Training Teaching Scales.
a
Italicized scores represent T-scores.
b
1 SD below the mean in a normative sample of high-school-educated mothers.