Table 2. Descriptive Statistics.
Mean (SD) | |||||
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(1) Full Sample |
(2) Mothers |
(3) Fathers |
(4) High-income Countries |
(5) Low- and middle-income Countries |
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Demographics | |||||
Parent age | 40.2 (6.6) | 38.8 (6.3) | 41.8 (6.6) | 41.1 (6.9) | 39.5 (6.2) |
Married (%) | 80.5 (37.8) | 68.2 (44.4) | 90.4 (27.9) | ||
Education (years) | 12.8 (4.1) | 12.7 (4.1) | 12.9 (4.1) | 13.2 (4.4) | 12.5 (3.7) |
Employed (%) | 78.6 (26.0) | 79.3 (26.7) | 78.1 (25.6) | ||
# of adults | 2.6 (1.1) | 2.1 (0.6) | 2.9 (1.2) | ||
# of children | 2.3 (1.2) | 2.2 (0.9) | 2.3 (1.3) | ||
Economic hardship | |||||
Perceived material deprivation (%) | 28.3 (38.1) | 30.5 (38.9) | 25.6 (37.1) | 26.9 (38.4) | 29.4 (37.9) |
Income (2010 US $) | 34,013.01 (30,493.00) | 43,985.83 (27,107.71) | 24,397.22 (30,059.84) | ||
Parenting behavior | |||||
Child-report physical aggression (1–5) | 1.5 (0.7) | 1.5 (0.7) | 1.4 (0.7) | 1.3 (0.6) | 1.6 (0.8) |
Child-report psychological aggression (1–5) | 1.7 (0.7) | 1.7 (0.7) | 1.6 (0.6) | 1.6 (0.6) | 1.7 (0.7) |
Parent-report physical aggression (1–5) | 1.5 (0.5) | 1.5 (0.6) | 1.5 (0.5) | 1.4 (0.4) | 1.6 (0.6) |
Parent-report psychological aggression (1–5) | 2.0 (0.6) | 2.0 (0.6) | 1.9 (0.5) | 1.9 (0.5) | 2.0 (0.6) |
Parent psychosocial characteristics | |||||
Parental serf-efficacy score (1–5) | 3.8 (0.7) | 3.8 (0.5) | 3.7 (0.8) | 3.9 (0.8) | 3.6 (0.5) |
Social desirability score (1–13) | 8.7 (2.4) | 8.7 (2.3) | 8.6 (2.5) | 8.5 (2.5) | 8.8 (2.3) |
Collectivism score (1–4) | 2.8 (0.3) | 2.8 (0.3) | 2.7 (0.3) | 2.8 (0.2) | 2.7 (0.2) |
Child characteristics | |||||
Child age | 10.1 (0.9) | 10.3 (0.9) | 9.9 (0.8) | ||
Child-report internalizing behavior (0–58) | 12.8 (8.4) | 12.9 (8.2) | 12.8 (8.5) | ||
Child-report externalizing behavior (0–58) | 9.2 (6.8) | 9.0 (6.4) | 9.4 (7.1) | ||
Parent-report internalizing behavior (0–58) | 8.6 (6.8) | 9.1 (6.4) | 8.2 (6.0) | 8.0 (6.4) | 9.2 (6.1) |
Parent-report externalizing behavior (0–58) | 9.4 (7.1) | 10.3 (6.8) | 9.7 (6.2) | 9.1 (6.5) | 10.7 (6.5) |
N (Families) | 2.870 | 2.870 | 2.870 | 1.260 | 1.610 |