Table 1.
MANCOVA Any (vs. None) Severe Aggression Directed Towards Child (CTS)
| No Severe Aggression | Any Severe Aggression | |
|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Difficult Child PSI-SF | 40.72 (8.54) | 39.71 (7.94) |
| Parental Distress PSI-SF | 31.90 (10.09) | 34.00 (8.46) |
| Dysfunctional Interaction PSI-SF | 32.15 (8.64) | 32.36 (7.32) |
| Involvement APQ** | 38.35 (6.08) | 34.43 (5.81) |
| Positive Parenting APQ** | 26.07 (3.80) | 23.69 (4.33) |
| Other Discipline APQ* | 22.65 (3.93) | 22.02 (3.73) |
| Poor Monitoring APQ** | 16.97 (5.81) | 19.18 (7.03) |
| Inconsistent Discipline APQ** | 17.08 (4.34) | 19.16 (4.12) |
| Corporal Punishment APQ** | 4.27 (2.10) | 5.80 (1.78) |
| Neglect MCNS-SF | 14.11 (2.71) | 14.73 (2.45) |
| Drug Use SADUQ** | 11.40 (1.43) | 12.11 (2.44) |
| Alcohol Use SADUQ | 6.81 (8.21) | 8.18 (8.63) |
| Depression BSI-18 | 3.98 (4.66) | 5.87 (5.29) |
| Anxiety BSI-18 | 3.54 (4.18) | 4.80 (4.39) |
| Somatization BSI-18 | 2.87 (3.73) | 4.33 (4.50) |
Note:
*
p ≤ .05
**
p ≤ .01.
Untransformed values for APQ Corporal Punishment and SADUQ Drug Use are presented to allow for comparison to published literature. PSI-SF = Parenting Stress Index-Short Form, BSI-18 = Brief Symptom Inventory-18, APQ = Alabama Parenting Questionnaire, MCNS-SF = Mother Child Neglect Scale-Short Form, SADUQ = Short Alcohol and Drug Use Questionnaire