Table 3.
ANCOVA with parental levels of state anxiety as dependent variable
F | d.f. | η2 | P < 0.05 | Coefficients estimate (β) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type of child surgery | 18.85 | 2 | 0.174 | 0.001 | Minor vs. Day 7.74, t(152) = 1.93, P = 0.005 Major vs. Day 17.79, t(152) = 4.06, P = 0.001 |
Parent’s gender | 6.07 | 1 | 0.013 | 0.007 | Mothers vs. Fathers 4.51, t(152) = −1.37, P = 0.173 |
Parent’s age | 2.24 | 1 | 0.016 | ns | |
Parent’s level of education | 0.37 | 1 | 0.003 | ns | |
Child’s age | 0.35 | 1 | 0.003 | ns | |
Number of social contacts | 0.12 | 1 | 0.001 | ns | |
Parental trait anxiety | 14.04 | 1 | 0.113 | 0.001 | 0.368 |
PHLoC: internal influence | 2.27 | 1 | 0.016 | ns | |
PHLoC: external influence | 7.63 | 1 | 0.051 | 0.007 | −1.811 |
Group error | 141 |
R2 = 0.489 (adjusted R2 = 0.446).
d.f., degree of freedom; ns, not significant; PHLoC, parent health locus of control.