Table 3

Parenting behaviour and child strengths and difficulties total score

ATotal parenting (N=395)Adj. R2=0.24p<0.001
Coefficients:EstimateSEp
Total parenting2.150.36<0.01**
Parent anxiety0.800.19<0.01**
Education−1.280.43<0.01*
Income−0.700.370.06
Ethnicity−0.470.440.29
Parent sex2.671.190.03*
Parent age−0.430.400.29
Child sex0.070.630.91
  • A linear model describes the association between parenting behaviour and child Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) total scores. Parenting behaviour was measured using the total scale of the Parenting Scale 8 tool (PS-8). Parent anxiety was measured using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2-item (GAD-2). All measures are self-report or parent-report. Significance is denoted with asterisk where *p<0.05 and **p<0.001.