Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of mothers and personality variables in neglectful and control groups.

	Neglectful group (N = 14)	M (SD) or %	F/χ2/t
	M (SD) or %	Control group (N = 14)
Mean age of mother	33.6 (7.2)	36.6 (6.4)	1.33
Number of children	2.8 (1.2)	2.2 (0.9)	2.83
Mean age of the target child	3.5 (1.8)	3.0 (1.6)	0.47
Rural areas (%)	47.1	42.9	0.57
Two-parent family (%)	82.4	100	2.54
Level of education (%):
Primary	58.8	50.0	1.52
Secondary school	41.2	41.7
>Secondary school	0.0	8.3
Unemployed (%)	76.9	50.0	1.55
Anhedonia
Physical	17.54 (5.42)	11.80 (6.46)	2.521*
Social	14.15 (7.72)	7.36 (4.08)	2.888**
Interpersonal reactivity index
Perspective-taking	23.21 (5.17)	25.47 (4.06)	−1.307
Fantasy	18.50 (3.67)	21.93 (5.98)	−1.845
Empathic concern	27.28 (4.17)	30.66 (3.57)	−2.345*
Personal distress	18.93 (4.71)	16.67 (2.66)	1.605

Note: p<.05*; p<.001**.