Table 3.
Family alliance assessment scale mean scores across family type and child gender (N = 59).
| Full Sample (N = 59) |
Gay Single-Father Families (n = 31) |
Heterosexual Single-Father Families (n = 28) |
Boy (n = 31) |
Girl (n = 28) |
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| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | Wilks’ λ (16,40) | p | ηp2 | M (SD) | M (SD) | Wilks’ λ (16,40) | p | ηp2 | ||
| 0.727 | 0.536 | 0.273 | 0.739 | 0.590 | 0.261 | |||||||
| F (1, 55) | p | ηp2 | F (1, 55) | p | ηp2 | |||||||
| Participation | Postures and gazes | 1.42 (0.67) | 1.32 (0.75) | 1.54 (0.58) | 1.333 | 0.253 | 0.024 | 1.48 (0.63) | 1.36 (0.73) | 0.354 | 0.554 | 0.006 |
| Inclusion of partners | 1.37 (0.67) | 1.35 (0.71) | 1.39 (0.63) | 0.073 | 0.788 | 0.001 | 1.39 (0.67) | 1.36 (0.68) | 0.007 | 0.935 | <0.001 | |
| Organization | Role implication | 1.36 (0.64) | 1.35 (0.66) | 1.36 (0.62) | 0.007 | 0.932 | <0.001 | 1.45 (0.57) | 1.25 (0.70) | 1.425 | 0.238 | 0.025 |
| Structure | 1.49 (0.57) | 1.48 (0.57) | 1.50 (0.58) | 0.012 | 0.914 | <0.001 | 1.48 (0.57) | 1.50 (0.58) | 0.012 | 0.914 | <0.001 | |
| Focalization | Co-construction | 1.32 (0.57) | 1.35 (0.61) | 1.29 (0.53) | 0.178 | 0.674 | 0.003 | 1.32 (0.60) | 1.32 (0.55) | 0.000 | 0.989 | <0.001 |
| Parental scaffolding | 1.47 (0.63) | 1.39 (0.67) | 1.57 (0.57) | 1.091 | 0.301 | 0.019 | 1.55 (0.57) | 1.39 (0.69) | 0.711 | 0.403 | 0.013 | |
| Affect sharing | Family warmth | 1.46 (0.54) | 1.48 (0.51) | 1.43 (0.57) | 0.206 | 0.652 | 0.004 | 1.45 (0.57) | 1.46 (0.51) | 0.000 | 0.988 | <0.001 |
| Validation | 1.46 (0.62) | 1.45 (0.62) | 1.46 (0.64) | 0.016 | 0.901 | <0.001 | 1.39 (0.67) | 1.54 (0.58) | 0.766 | 0.385 | 0.014 | |
| Authenticity | 1.51 (0.54) | 1.61 (0.50) | 1.39 (0.57) | 2.402 | 0.127 | 0.042 | 1.52 (0.51) | 1.50 (0.58) | 0.049 | 0.826 | 0.001 | |
|
Timing/
Synchronization |
Mistakes during activities | 0.68 (0.68) | 0.65 (0.71) | 0.71 (0.66) | 0.159 | 0.692 | 0.003 | 0.68 (0.65) | 0.68 (0.72) | 0.003 | 0.955 | <0.001 |
| Mistakes during transitions | 0.73 (0.72) | 0.61 (0.67) | 0.86 (0.76) | 1.771 | 0.189 | 0.031 | 0.71 (0.69) | 0.75 (0.75) | 0.116 | 0.734 | 0.002 | |
| Coparenting | Support | 1.25 (0.68) | 1.26 (0.73) | 1.25 (0.69) | 0.030 | 0.864 | 0.001 | 1.35 (0.71) | 1.14 (0.65) | 1.448 | 0.234 | 0.026 |
| Conflict | 0.64 (0.71) | 0.65 (0.71) | 0.64 (0.73) | 0.015 | 0.904 | <0.001 | 0.74 (0.73) | 0.54 (0.69) | 1.227 | 0.273 | 0.022 | |
| Child contribution | Involvement | 1.20 (0.58) | 1.16 (0.58) | 1.25 (0.59) | 0.174 | 0.679 | 0.003 | 1.35 (0.49) | 1.04 (0.64) | 4.340 | 0.042 | 0.073 |
| Goal-directed partnership | 1.32 (0.57) | 1.29 (0.53) | 1.36 (0.62) | 0.228 | 0.635 | 0.004 | 1.32 (0.60) | 1.32 (0.55) | 0.005 | 0.946 | <0.001 | |
| Family alliance—total score | 15.51 (4.13) | 15.65 (4.35) | 15.36 (3.95) | 0.081 | 0.777 | 0.001 | 15.65 (4.25) | 15.36 (4.07) | 0.081 | 0.777 | 0.001 | |
Note: The family alliance continuous score was calculated considering the 11 LTP subscales of participation, organization, focalization, affect sharing interactive functions, and timing/synchronization dimensions.