Table 4.
Means and standard deviations for mother–child discrepancy scores, and mothers’ and children’s autonomy and relatedness (AR) promoting behaviors
| Variable | Discrepancy decreasing
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Discrepancy increasing
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Stagnant
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Discrepancy unchanged
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | M (SD) | N | M (SD) | N | M (SD) | N | M (SD) | |
| Discrepancy scores in AR | ||||||||
| Baseline | 43 | 6.31 (1.59) | 28 | 2.93 (1.85) | 84 | 2.02 (1.48) | 26 | 1.63 (1.23) |
| 6 months | 26 | 4.13 (2.39) | 21 | 4.76 (2.68) | 55 | 2.07 (1.44) | 16 | 2.53 (1.78) |
| 18 months | 28 | 2.71 (1.75) | 20 | 7.40 (1.21) | 49 | 1.71 (1.24) | 14 | 2.32 (1.58) |
| Mothers’ AR | ||||||||
| Baseline | 43 | 7.93 (1.58) | 28 | 6.77 (1.50) | 84 | 7.57 (1.68) | 26 | 3.40 (1.57) |
| 6 months | 26 | 7.02 (1.80) | 21 | 8.05 (2.73) | 55 | 7.68 (2.28) | 16 | 5.16 (2.34) |
| 18 months | 28 | 6.73 (2.69) | 20 | 8.50 (1.44) | 49 | 6.94 (1.95) | 14 | 6.07 (2.35) |
| Children’s AR | ||||||||
| Baseline | 43 | 1.62 (1.34) | 28 | 3.84 (2.14) | 84 | 6.09 (1.70) | 26 | 1.81 (.95) |
| 6 months | 26 | 2.88 (2.45) | 21 | 3.29 (2.47) | 55 | 6.15 (2.31) | 16 | 2.94 (1.95) |
| 18 months | 28 | 4.05 (2.12) | 20 | 1.10 (1.10) | 49 | 5.47 (2.19) | 14 | 3.89 (2.26) |