Table 4.

Impact of perceptions of capabilities on child custody decisions

		Odds of awarding custody to the parent-claimant
Award custody to the parent-claimant*	%	OR	95% CI  **	P value
Putatively unfit parent incapable of: (mean=1.66, STD=0.61, range=1-4, n=300)	N/A	4.31	(2.54, 7.32)	<0.001
Remarrying	16.4	4.94	(1.78 - 13.68)	0.002
Opening a new bank account	8.4	5.09	(1.14 - 22.72)	0.033
Owning property (eg a car of apartment)	12.1	5.52	(1.61 - 19.00)	0.007
Signing a contract involving financial transaction	18.4	4.00	(1.66 - 9.60)	0.002
Providing testimony in court proceedings unrelated to the child custody dispute	14.4	2.64	(1.08 - 6.43)	0.033
Making a decision to receive psychiatric treatment	11.4	3.88	(1.28 - 11.75)	0.017
Making a decision to refuse psychiatric treatment	22.3	2.78	(1.33 - 5.82)	0.007

^*Parent-claimant refers to the parent who requested primary custody of the child and whose mental health was ‘not’ questioned.

^**Controlled for vignette’s independent variables (ie genetic evidence, parental diagnosis of bipolar disorder, parental gender) and demographic covariates (ie participant’s race, ethnicity (Hispanic vs. non-Hispanic), gender, and educational attainment).