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Table 2 Prevalence of parenting behaviors by parental region of birth

From: Differential impact of parental region of birth on negative parenting behavior and its effects on child mental health: Results from a large sample of 6 to 11 year old school children in France

% (n

Father’s region of birth

   

Low caring behavior

Western region

C/African region

Maghrebian region

Missing

Total

p-value

Mother

Western region

12.2 (777)

13.6 (22)

13.3 (45)

19.2 (125)

13.2 (969)

0.198

C/African region

0 (15)

29.2 (24)

0 (2)

41.7 (12)

22.6 (53)

0.023

Maghrebian region

15.4 (26)

- (0)

13.9 (36)

22.2 (9)

15.5 (71)

0.810

Missing

0 (1)

- (0)

100 (1)

100 (1)

66.7 (3)

1.000

 

Total

12.1 (819)

21.7 (46)

14.3 (84)

21.8 (147)

14.0 (1096)

0.008

 

p-value

0.388

0.289

0.239

0.079

0.022

 

Low autonomy-promoting behavior

Mother

Western region

14.7 (770)

13.6 (22)

13.6 (44)

12.6 (127)

14.3 (963)

0.950

C/African region

20.0 (15)

32.0 (25)

0 (2)

23.1 (13)

25.5 (55)

0.846

Maghrebian region

19.2 (26)

- (0)

15.4 (39)

11.1 (9)

16.2 (74)

0.906

Missing

100.0 (1)

- (0)

0 (1)

0 (1)

33.3 (3)

1.000

 

Total

15.0 (812)

23.4 (47)

14.0 (86)

13.3 (150)

15.1 (1095)

0.407

 

p-value

0.154

0.179

1.000

0.523

0.085

 

Punitive behavior

Mother

Western region

13.3 (755)

4.6 (22)

16.3 (43)

15.1 (126)

13.4 (946)

0.570

C/African region

26.7 (15)

32.0 (25)

50.0 (2)

40.0 (10)

32.7 (52)

0.840

Maghrebian region

7.7 (26)

- (0)

18.9 (37)

37.5 (8)

16.9 (71)

0.111

Missing

0 (1)

- (0)

0 (1)

0 (1)

0 (3)

-

 

Total

13.3 (797)

19.2 (47)

18.1 (83)

17.9 (145)

14.6 (1072)

0.226

 

p-value

0.304

0.025

0.481

0.062

0.004

 
  1. Note: p-values are from linkage (exact Fischer) tests between negative attitudes and resp. mother’s birth place (in columns) and father’s birth place (in rows). Results reported as % (n). Bold means significant 0.05 and above