Table 4.
BDI-II depression scores by country and parenting styles
| Parenting Style | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Country |
Authoritative |
Authoritarian |
Permissive |
Neglectful |
|
| Jamaica |
Mean |
13.77a |
21.18abc |
13.00bc |
21.41acd |
| sd |
10.10 |
10.58 |
9.98 |
9.39 |
|
| Bahamas |
Mean |
10.99bde |
17.00 |
12.44bdf |
17.09eg |
| sd |
8.93 |
9.86 |
7.19 |
9.38 |
|
| St. Kitts |
Mean |
11.87bdgh |
19.74acefhi |
11.40bdij |
16.32dehj |
| sd |
8.74 |
11.73 |
9.18 |
10.09 |
|
| St Vincent | Mean |
13.36bdik |
17.53ehjkl |
13.03bdilm |
18.36aehjkm |
| sd | 7.95 | 9.15 | 9.01 | 10.29 | |
a Jamaica Authoritative versus others (p < .05).
b Jamaica Authoritarian versus others (p < .05).
c Jamaica Permissive versus others (p < .05).
d Jamaica Neglectful versus others (p < .05).
e The Bahamas Authoritative versus others (p < .05).
f The Bahamas Permissive versus others (p < .05).
g The Bahamas Neglectful versus others (p < .05).
h St. Kitts Authoritative versus others (p < .05).
i St. Kitts Authoritarian versus others (p < .05).
j St. Kitts Permissive versus others (p < .05).
k St. Vincent Authoritative versus others (p < .05).
l St. Vincent Authoritarian versus others (p < .05).
m St. Vincent Permissive versus others (p < .05).