TABLE 2 .
Father–Infant Interactions: Whole Group Descriptive Statistics and Comparisons Between Depressed and Non-Depressed Groupsa
| Whole Sample |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interaction Dimensions (Floor-mat) | M (SD) | Median | Depressed n = 54* Mb (SD) | Non-Depressed n = 99* Mb (SD) | t | p |
| Sensitivity | 3.70 (.55) | 3.8 | 3.67 (.54) | 3.68 (.54) | .06 | .955 |
| Intrusivenessc | 3.71 (.80) | 4.0 | 3.84 (.65) | 3.58 (.90) | −1.98 | .050 |
| Remoteness | 4.59 (.80) | 5.0 | 4.50 (.93) | 4.60 (.75) | .70 | .459 |
| Depressive affect | 4.02 (.53) | 4.0 | 4.00 (.57) | 4.03 (.53) | .44 | .658 |
aMajor depressive disorder assessed using the SCID.
bGRS scored on a scale of 1–5.
cHigher scores indicate less stimulating interactions.
*There was missing parent–child interaction data for four depressed and six non-depressed fathers.