Table 5.
Analyses for Predictors of Cognitive Appraisals and Distress
|
Means Mother (Father) |
Cosmesis | BAI | BDI-II | SF-36 Physical Health | SF-36 Mental Health | PPUS | IES-R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent Gender | |||||||
| Female | 2.79* | 9.9** | 12.1*** | 55.3 | 43.4** | 65.5 | 21.4** |
| Male | 2.59* | 5.5** | 5.4*** | 55.4 | 51.3** | 65.4 | 11.8** |
| Child Gender of Rearing | |||||||
| Girl | 2.7 (2.4) | 10.5 (6.2) | 12.6 (5.3) | 57.1 (55.2) | 41.8 (50.0) | 64.2 (63.3) | 19.9 (9.7) |
| Boy | 2.9 (2.9) | 11.0 (4.1) | 11.1 (5.7) | 53.0 (55.1) | 42.2 (54.8) | 68.2 (67.8) | 26.2 (14.4) |
| Unsure | 1.5 (2.0) | 1.5 (3.5) | .5 (2.0) | 56.2 (57.3) | 55.9 (52.5) | 62.5 (72.0) | 7.0 (14.0) |
| Diagnosis | |||||||
| Known | 2.8 (2.5) | 10.6 (5.2) | 12.8 (4.8) | 57.0 (55.6) | 41.3 (51.3) | 64.0 (63.9) | 21.9 (9.0*) |
| Unknown | 2.9 (2.9) | 10.4 (6.2) | 9.5 (7.4) | 53.5 (54.0) | 46.3 (51.1) | 67.1 (68.3) | 24.3 (18.8*) |
| Other Children | |||||||
| No | 3.1* (2.7) | 12.8* (4.5) | 13.2 (4.6) | 55.6 (55.2) | 42.3 (51.9) | 70.4* (66.4) | 25.6 (13.0) |
| Yes | 2.5* (2.5) | 8.4* (6.0) | 10.5 (5.9) | 56.0 (55.3) | 42.5 (50.7) | 61.5* (63.8) | 18.6 (10.4) |
| Financial Concerns | |||||||
| A Lot of Concerns | 2.5 (2.4) | 13.8 (6.6) | 20.3** (7.3) | 53.9 (55.2) | 49.9** (49.7) | 64.1 (74.1) | 23.8 (17.6) |
| No Concerns | 2.9 (2.6) | 6.8 (4.1) | 6.5** (2.4) | 57.4 (54.4) | 34.9** (56.7) | 60.0 (54.9) | 17.4 (8.6) |
| Increased Expense | |||||||
| Mental Health | |||||||
| Yes | 2.8 (2.6) | 10.6 (2.7) | 13.6 (4.4) | 56.7 (54.8) | 40.0 (50.8) | 63.5 (64.4) | 23.5 (10.8) |
| No | 2.8 (2.6) | 10.2 (6.7) | 10.6 (5.8) | 55.2 (55.5) | 43.9 (51.6) | 66.5 (65.3) | 20.5 (12.0) |
| Medical | |||||||
| Yes | 3.1* (2.3) | 8.7 (5.0) | 11.0 (5.3) | 56.4 (55.2) | 44.2 (50.1) | 66.4 (66.9) | 24.2 (12.1) |
| No | 2.6* (2.7) | 11.3 (5.5) | 12.1 (5.3) | 55.4 (55.2) | 41.4 (52.0) | 64.8 (63.7) | 20.1 (11.3) |
| Travel | |||||||
| Yes | 2.6 (2.6) | 11.5 (6.7) | 14.1* (5.3) | 55.4 (54.7) | 40.0* (50.9) | 65.2 (65.9) | 21.2 (15.0*) |
| No | 3.0 (2.5) | 8.1 (3.7) | 7.1* (5.3) | 56.9 (55.7) | 48.7* (51.6) | 65.8 (64.1) | 22.4 (8.6*) |
| Support Received | |||||||
| Money for Expenses | |||||||
| Yes | 3.3 (2.3) | 6.4 (1.3) | 8.8 (1.3) | 59.6 (56.8) | 54.5* (56.4) | 60.0 (52.0) | 11.8 (8.3) |
| No | 2.7 (2.6) | 10.7 (5.6) | 11.9 (5.6) | 55.5 (55.1) | 41.5* (50.9) | 65.7 (65.5) | 22.4 (11.8) |
| Emotional Support | |||||||
| Yes | 2.9 (2.5) | 9.3 (5.9) | 10.8 (5.7) | 55.1 (54.0) | 45.2 (52.3) | 64.3 (67.9) | 21.2 (10.4) |
| No | 2.7 (2.6) | 11.0 (5.1) | 12.2 (4.4) | 56.2 (55.8) | 40.8 (50.9) | 66.0 (63.9) | 21.8 (12.1) |
| Help Caring for Child | |||||||
| Yes | 2.9 (2.5) | 10.4 (5.7) | 11.8 (4.9) | 56.0 (54.4) | 42.4 (52.1) | 69.0 (70.4) | 22.9 (12.2) |
| No | 2.7 (2.6) | 10.4 (5.2) | 11.6 (5.4) | 55.7 (55.6) | 41.7 (50.9) | 64.1 (63.0) | 21.1 (11.3) |
| Household Income (r) | .15 (.24) | −.18 (−.42**) | −.16 (−.42**) | .11 (.35*) | .26 (.29) | .002 (−.04) | −.04 (−.34*) |
| Distance to Urologist (r) | .004 (.08) | −.03 (.42) | −.07 (.01) | .02 (−.10) | .24 (−.26) | .16 (−.12) | −.11 (−.24) |
| Parent Age (r) | .06 (.11) | −.22 (−.40**) | −.10 (−.14) | −.24 (.04) | .23 (.19) | −.05 (.19) | −.09 (−.12) |
| Child Age (r) | .14 (−.10) | .14 (.09) | −.01 (−.05) | .05 (−.19) | .02 (−.04) | −.12 (−.20) | −.02 (−.07) |
Note. Mother and father mean scores presented unless the predictor is a continuous variable, in which case the Pearson correlation coefficient is reported (r). Significant relationships reported in bold.
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01.
***
p < .001