Table 3.
The intercorrelation coefficients among parent–child relationships, PPAS and PSS scores, and socioeconomic and demographic characteristics.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (A) | 1 | |||||||||||
| Sex (B) | −0.16* | 1 | ||||||||||
| Marital status (C) | −0.17* | 0.09 | 1 | |||||||||
| Educational level (D) | −0.10 | −0.18* | −0.15* | 1 | ||||||||
| Employment status (E) | 0.02 | −0.27* | −0.14* | 0.10 | 1 | |||||||
| Born in Hong Kong (F) | −0.06 | −0.02 | −0.13* | 0.09 | 0.03 | 1 | ||||||
| Types of housing (G) | −0.17* | −0.08 | −0.15* | 0.05 | 0.22* | −0.08 | 1 | |||||
| Religious belief (H) | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.17* | 0.06 | −0.01 | −0.08 | 0.13 | 1 | ||||
| Numbers of children (I) | −0.18* | 0.02 | 0.18* | 0.03 | −0.04 | −0.02 | 0.00 | –.03 | 1 | |||
| Parent-child relationship (J) | −0.08 | −0.16* | −0.23* | 0.11 | 0.23* | −0.18* | 0.13 | –.03 | 0.04 | 1 | ||
| Parental stress (K) | 0.11 | 0.16* | 0.22* | −0.13 | −0.16* | 0.29* | −0.15* | .02 | 0.06 | −0.71* | 1 | |
| Harsh parenting (L) | 0.13 | 0.14* | 0.19* | −0.11 | −0.11 | 0.06 | −0.08 | –.03 | −0.04 | −0.27* | 0.24* | 1 |
*
Significant at p < 0.05.