Table 2.
Zero-order Correlations and Descriptive Statistics for Destructive Conflict, Problematic Parenting Practices, and Child Symptoms of Psychopathology
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | 13. | 14. | 15. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructive interparental conflict | |||||||||||||||
| 1. Hostility | 1.3% | ||||||||||||||
| 2. Physical aggression | .56 | .4% | |||||||||||||
| 3. Verbal aggression | .73 | .59 | 1.3% | ||||||||||||
| 4. Frequency/severity | .68 | .43 | .69 | 3.4% | |||||||||||
| 5. Stonewalling | .55 | .54 | .69 | .56 | 2.6% | ||||||||||
| 6. Verbal angera | .33 | .25 | .26 | .15 | .24 | .85% | |||||||||
| 7. Nonverbal angera | .14 | .07 | .16 | .17 | .14 | .17 | .85% | ||||||||
| Problematic parenting practices | |||||||||||||||
| 8. Father ID | .18 | .18 | .12† | .07 | .19 | −.09 | .10 | 5.5% | |||||||
| 9. Mother ID | .31 | .16 | .18 | .20 | .26 | −.01 | .13† | .63 | 5.5% | ||||||
| 10. Father USR | .33 | .24 | .20 | .18 | .25 | .06 | .16 | .16 | .20 | 22.1% | |||||
| 11. Mother USR | .23 | .06 | .15 | .19 | .10 | .10 | .19 | .08 | .23 | .25 | 12.8% | ||||
| 12. Father CTG | .06 | .13 | .07 | .05 | .14 | .03 | .07 | .29 | .16 | .19 | .10 | 6.0% | |||
| 13. Mother CTG | .16 | .18 | .08 | .11 | .17 | .08 | .07 | .30 | .26 | .27 | .17 | .86 | 5.1% | ||
| Symptoms of psychopathology | |||||||||||||||
| 14. Externalizing | .10 | .02 | .03 | .10 | .10 | −.04 | .04 | .34 | .30 | .25 | .21 | .18 | .29 | 14.0% | |
| 15. Internalizing | .14† | .10 | .08 | .15 | .10 | .05 | .05 | .28 | .24 | .25 | .26 | .09 | .18 | .63 | 14.0% |
| Mean | 10.26 | 1.73 | 12.11 | 8.19 | 6.59 | 1.44 | .88 | 13.03 | 13.77 | 8.55 | 7.69 | 11.05 | 11.96 | 9.06 | 7.76 |
| SD | 4.57 | 2.01 | 3.72 | 2.77 | 2.23 | 5.03 | 1.13 | 2.72 | 2.67 | 2.14 | 1.74 | 2.56 | 2.57 | 5.86 | 5.45 |
Note. ID = inconsistent discipline. USR = unsupportive reactions. CTG = control through guilt.
Observed behaviors. Percentage of missing data for each variable included along the diagonal.
Bolded values indicate p < .05.
p< .10.