Table 2.

Comparison of differences in parenting styles of primary school students’ fathers in different regions M (SD).

	Parenting Styles of Fathers
	Emotional Warmth and Understanding	Punishment and Harshness	Excessive Interference	Overprotection	Rejection and Denial
Jingzhou (n = 180)	50.35 (7.48)	22.06 (7.01)	21.26 (4.05)	12.26 (2.84)	10.81 (3.49)
Shanghai (n = 146)	59.20 (10.60)	20.35 (7.86)	22.45 (5.30)	10.73 (3.13)	9.93 (3.88)
t	−8.52***	2.07*	−2.23*	4.59***	2.17*

^*p < 0.05;

^***p < 0.001.