Table 2.

Mean Scores on Measures Used in Structural Equation Models

Scale	Mean (SD)
Difficult Child PSI-SF	40.01 (8.37)
Parental Distress PSI-SF	32.76 (9.78)
Dysfunctional Interaction PSI-SF	32.35 (8.10)
Involvement APQ	36.99 (6.43)
Positive Parenting APQ	25.42 (4.12)
Neglect MCNS-SF	14.29 (2.69)
Drug Use SADUQ	11.61 (1.81)
Alcohol Use SADUQ	7.30 (8.14)
Depression BSI-18	4.61 (4.94)
Anxiety BSI-18	3.96 (4.28)
Somatization BSI-18	3.36 (4.05)
Minor Assault CTS	5.02 (9.22)
Severe Assault CTS	1.24 (2.94)
Very Severe Assault CTS	.11 (.62)

Untransformed values for SADUQ Drug, CTS Minor Assault, Severe Assault, and Very Severe Assault scales are presented to facilitate comparison with published literature. PSI-SF = Parenting Stress Index-Short Form, BSI-18 = Brief Symptom Inventory-18, APQ = Alabama Parenting Questionnaire, CTS = Conflict Tactics Scale, MCNS-SF = Mother Child Neglect Scale-Short Form, SADUQ = Short Alcohol and Drug Use Questionnaire