Table 1.
Participants’ demographics and descriptive statistics (n = 60)
| Variables | All parents (n = 60) | Mothers (n = 35) | Fathers (n = 25) | Gender differences | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (s.d.)/n (%) | Mean (s.d.)/n (%) | Mean (s.d.)/n (%) | t/U | df | P | |
| Age (years) | 49.2 (4.71) | 47.6 (4.31) | 51.5 (4.33) | −3.52 | 58 | <0.001*** |
| Gender child, n male (%) | 22 (36.7) | 11 (31.4) | 11 (44.0) | |||
| Age child (years) | 16.2 (1.21) | 16.5 (0.97) | 15.7 (1.40) | 5651 | 0.057, ns | |
| Educational level, n (%) | ||||||
| Vocational (MBO) | 19 (31.7) | 12 (34.3) | 7 (28.0) | |||
| Higher (HBO/University) | 41 (68.3) | 23 (65.7) | 18 (72.0) | |||
| Handedness (EHI score) | 76.2 (55.2) | 72.1 (57.6) | 81.8 (52.4) | 2.00 | 58 | 0.506, ns |
| Right-handed, n (%) | 54 (90.0) | 31 (88.6) | 23 (92.0) | |||
| General view of child | 1.03 (0.55) | 0.99 (0.56) | 1.09 (0.55) | −0.69 | 58 | 0.493, ns |
Notes: 1As equal variances were not assumed, a nonparametric Mann–Whitney U-test was conducted. *** P < 0.001. EHI, Edinburgh Handedness Inventory; HBO, higher education (in Dutch: Hoger beroepsonderwijs); MBO, vocational training (in Dutch: Middelbaar beroepsonderwijs).