Table 1.
Demographic data of parents and children
| Mother | Father | |
|---|---|---|
| Number |
147 |
122 |
| Age(years) |
38.3 (SD = 4.6) |
41.0 (SD = 5.7) |
| A parent–child relationship |
|
|
| Real |
147 |
121 |
| Foster |
0 |
1 |
| Marriage |
|
|
| Married |
138 |
122 |
| Divorced |
9 |
0 |
| Work |
|
|
| Housework or out of work |
74 |
1 |
| Under 40 hours per week |
64 |
5 |
| Over 40 hours per week |
9 |
116 |
| Education |
|
|
| Up to junior high school |
3 |
6 |
| High school |
77 |
66 |
| Junior college or beyond |
67 |
50 |
| Time spend with children |
|
|
| Almost never |
0 |
5 |
| Less than one hour everyday |
1 |
17 |
| Less than one hour on weekdays but more on weekends |
2 |
57 |
| More than one hour everyday |
25 |
26 |
| More than a few hours everyday |
119 |
17 |
| Number of children with PDDs |
|
|
| One |
124 |
102 |
| Two or more |
23 |
20 |
| History of psychiatric treatment |
|
|
| Positive |
27 |
6 |
| Negative | 120 | 116 |
Abbreviations: PDD: pervasive developmental disorder; SD, standard deviation.