Table 1.
Descriptive statistics split by respondents
| Child n = 602 (1) | Mother n = 537 (2) | Father n = 289 (3) | Groups (t-test) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | ||
| Child age | 10.07 (0.90) | |||
| Child gender | Girls 58.10% | Girls>Boys*** | ||
| MASC (0–117) | 63.43 (13.78) | 43.39 (15.37) | 41.36 (14.67) | 1 > 2,3*** |
| SMFQ (0–26) | 9.92 (4.91) | 5.64 (4.86) | 5.08 (4.58) | 1 > 2,3***, 2 > 3** |
| ERC L/N (0–45) | 11.26 (5.96) | 11.37 (5.82) | n.s. | |
| ERC ER (0–24) | 18.99 (3.30) | 18.33 (3.26) | 2 > 3** | |
| HSCL (0–30) | 4.07 (4.36) | 3.23 (3.71) | ||
| EASQ (0–44) | 1.60 (1.62) | 1.43 (1.44) | ||
| Economy (5 point scale. 1 = 350,000 NOK, 5 = over 1 million NOK) | 3.71 (1.19) | 3.71 (1.19) | ||
| Education (5 point scale, 1 = ten years of primary school, 5 = four years or more on college/university) | 3.93 (0.98) | 3.81 (1.07) |
All scores are sum-scores. Economy is measured per family. ERC L/N high score indicates poor regulation skills. ERC ER high score indicates good regulation skills
MASC Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children, SMFQ Mood and Feeling Questionnaire – short form, ERC Emotion regulation checklist, HSCL The Hopkin‘s symptom check list, EASQ Early Adolescence Stress Questionnaire
*p = < 0.05. **p = < 0.01. ***p = < 0.001