Table 1 Sample Characteristics for fathers in the High and Low Externalising Groups
Variable | Total sample | High EXT (n = 296) | Low EXT (n = 705) | t or χ2 value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | t | ||
Father age (years) | 42.30 (9.31) | 39.11 (9.42) | 43.64 (8.93) | 7.21*** |
Number of children | 2.09 (1.06) | 2.09 (1.27) | 2.09 (0.97) | −0.06 |
Age of target child | 8.89 (4.37) | 8.67 (4.45) | 8.96 (4.34) | 0.96 |
n (%) | n (%) | χ2 | ||
Child gender male | 603 (60.2) | 199 (67.2) | 404 (57.3) | 8.57** |
English language | 920 (92.0) | 279 (93.9) | 642 (91.1) | 2.33 |
Father education | ||||
University | 545 (54.4) | 171 (57.8) | 373 (53.0) | 4.27 |
Secondary school | 378 (37.8) | 98 (33.1) | 280 (39.8) | |
Grade 10 or less | 78 (7.8) | 27 (9.1) | 51 (7.2) | |
Married/defacto | 867 (86.7) | 256 (86.5) | 611 (86.8) | 0.17 |
Child living arrangement | ||||
Full-time with father | 881 (88.1) | 270 (90.9) | 611 (86.8) | 3.49 |
Part-time with father | 75 (7.5) | 16 (5.4) | 59 (8.4) | |
Not living with father | 45 (4.5) | 11 (3.7) | 34 (4.8) | |
Involvement in child rearing | ||||
Extremely involved | 433 (43.3) | 132 (44.6) | 301 (42.8) | 6.54 |
Very involved | 420 (41.9) | 112 (37.8) | 308 (43.8) | |
Somewhat involved | 127 (12.7) | 45 (15.2) | 81 (11.5) | |
Not very involved | 16 (1.6) | 4 (1.4) | 12 (1.7) | |
Not at all involved | 5 (0.5) | 3 (1.0) | 2 (0.3) | |