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Table 4 Predictive value of psychosocial work stress on parent-child bonding. Results stratified for parents’ sex. Standardized regression coefficients for the associations between psychosocial work stress, symptoms of aggressiveness, and parent-child bonding for the total sample (controlled for potential confounders)

From: Psychosocial work stress and parent-child bonding during the COVID-19 pandemic: clarifying the role of parental symptoms of depression and aggressiveness

 

Mothers

Fathers

 

Variables

B

SE B

β

95% CI

p

B

SE B

β

95% CI

p

Model 1 (R2 = 0.02/0.02a)

 Constant

10.941

1.684

 

[7.616, 14.267]

< .001

9.471

2.021

 

[5.487, 13.454]

< .001

 Psychosocial work stress

2.817

1.722

0.130

[−0.585, 6.219]

.104

2.467

2.184

0.124

[−1.839, 6.772]

.260

Model 2 (R2 = 0.14/0.04a)

 Constant

9.945

5.087

 

[−0.106, 19.996]

.052

7.187

3.100

 

[1.077, 13.298]

.021

 Psychosocial work stress

3.470

1.822

0.160

[−0.129, 7.070]

.060

2.615

2.013

0.132

[−1.354, 6.584]

.195

 Age of index childb

0.178

0.112

0.136

[−0.044, 0.400]

.115

0.087

0.055

0.111

[−0.021, 0.194]

.115

 Hours of workc

−0.199

0.071

−0.252

[−0. 340, −0.059]

.006

−0.011

0.045

−0.019

[−0.099, 0.077]

.802

 Childcared

0.079

0.767

0.021

[−1.437, 1.594]

.918

0.153

0.434

0.034

[−0.703, 1.008]

.725

 Home office (yes)

3.104

1.297

0.181

[0.536, 5.672]

.018

1.358

1.000

0.092

[−0.614, 3.331]

.176

  1. B = unstandardized regression coefficient; SE B = standard error, based on 5000 bootstrap samples; β = standardized beta coefficient; CI = confidence interval with α = 0.05, 95% percentile, based on 5000 bootstrap samples; statistically significant associations (p < .05) are marked in bold; Psychosocial work stress (quotient of ERI = Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire); Home office coded as 0 = not working from home, 1 = working from home
  2. aR2 = mothers/fathers
  3. bAge in months
  4. cHours per week
  5. dHours per day