Table 3 Scores of parenting styles (N = 1,459)
From: Parenting style and child mental health at preschool age: evidence from rural China
| Â | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|
Authoritative parenting style average score | 3.36 | 0.61 |
 Connection dimension | 3.67 | 0.61 |
 Regulation dimension | 3.42 | 0.76 |
 Autonomy granting dimension | 2.98 | 0.78 |
Authoritarian parenting style average score | 2.23 | 0.57 |
 Physical coercion dimension | 2.19 | 0.71 |
 Verbal hostility dimension | 2.65 | 0.70 |
 Non-reasoning/punitive dimension | 1.84 | 0.67 |