Table 5.
Repeated measures analysis of covariance for positive parenting during structured and unstructured activities at age 3, 4, and 5 years, covarying mother’s education and child behavior problems.
| Structured Activities
| |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source | df | SS | MS | F | Eta |
| Between subjects | |||||
| Mother’s Education | 1 | 202.23 | 202.23 | 23.98*** | .35 |
| Behavior Problems | 1 | 19.88 | 19.88 | 2.36 | .10 |
| Diagnosis Group | 4 | 17.71 | 4.43 | 0.52 | .10 |
| Error | 176 | 1484.00 | 8.43 | ||
| Within subjects | |||||
| Time | 2 | 5.55 | 2.77 | 1.39 | .10 |
| Time × Diagnosis | 8 | 46.53 | 5.82 | 2.92** | .24 |
| Error | 354 | 701.15 | 2.00 | ||
| Unstructured Activity
| |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source | df | SS | MS | F | η2 |
| Between subjects | |||||
| Mother’s Education | 1 | 265.01 | 265.01 | 17.98*** | .30 |
| Behavior Problems | 1 | 120.03 | 120.03 | 8.15** | .20 |
| Diagnosis Group | 4 | 165.83 | 41.46 | 2.81* | .24 |
| Error | 177 | 2608.05 | 14.74 | ||
| Within subjects | |||||
| Time | 2 | 11.31 | 5.66 | 1.23 | .10 |
| Time × Diagnosis | 8 | 86.11 | 10.76 | 2.38* | .22 |
| Error | 354 | 1604.21 | 4.53 | ||
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.
***
p < .001.