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. 2014 Mar 13;5:205. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00205

Table 2.

Sociodemographic information of the SIP sample by group (continuous variables).

Characteristic Intervention Control
n Mean SE n Mean SE F* P*
Child age (at baseline) 161 4.50 0.07 161 4.53 0.06 0.096 0.757
SOCIOECONOMIC INFORMATIONa
Parent education levelb 169 6.08c 0.21 167 6.04c 0.19 0.002 0.961
Parent occupation backgroundb 169 2.92d 0.17 170 2.89d 0.17 0.003 0.955
Housinge 166 8.64 0.14 167 8.95 0.14 2.288 0.131
Overcrowding conditionsf 168 5.65 0.18 169 6.07 0.16 3.591 0.059
LIFE STRESSORS AND SOCIAL RESOURCESg
Physical health 125 −49.38 0.88 129 −50.22 0.84 0.479 0.489
Housing stressors 127 −60.14 1.13 131 −58.79 1.12 0.728 0.394
Economic stressors 127 −65.71 0.63 131 −64.17 0.76 2.442 0.119
Working stressors 68 −48.40 0.79 69 −50.06 1.04 1.606 0.207
Couple stressors 103 −55.77 0.90 108 −56.35 0.84 0.227 0.634
Child stressors 125 −67.89 0.92 131 −66.96 0.85 0.548 0.460
Family stressors 112 −46.99 0.84 116 −47.68 1.00 0.276 0.600
Friends and social life stressors 107 −46.55 0.94 108 −45.52 0.83 0.682 0.410
Negative life events 127 −55.36 1.08 130 −54.49 1.05 0.331 0.565
Economic resources 126 38.36 0.07 130 38.50 0.09 1.484 0.224
Working resources 68 50.54 0.38 72 50.03 0.44 0.767 0.383
Couple resources 103 55.14 0.61 107 54.97 0.63 0.035 0.851
Child resources 125 65.95 0.47 130 65.94 0.52 0.000 0.985
Family resources 112 49.39 0.71 117 47.86 0.79 2.072 0.151
Friends and social life resources 105 49.96 0.98 107 47.28 1.23 2.879 0.091
Positive life events 127 48.77 0.77 130 50.74 0.77 3.274 0.072

aSocioeconomic information was obtained for most cases (this is the reason for the higher sample sizes in those variables).

b

Highest educational and occupational levels reached by parents.

c

Incomplete secondary school level.

d

Non-skilled worker.

e

Scale range: 3–12 points, with higher scores for better housing conditions.

f

Scale range: 0–9 points, with higher scores for better conditions.

g

T-scores from each item evaluated in the Life Stressors and Social Resources Inventory (LISRES).

*

Univariate ANOVA was performed for each variable.