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Table 2 Comparing 1st generation immigrants from Eastern Europe, Former Soviet Union and Arabic- Islamic countries with non-immigrants

From: The association between recalled parental rearing behavior and depressiveness: a comparison between 1st immigrants and non-immigrants in the population-based Gutenberg Health Study

 

Immigrants from Eastern Europe (n=223)

 Test statistics

Immigrants from Former Soviet Union (n=99)

 Test statistics

Immigrants from Arabic-Islamic countries (n=108)

Test statistics

Non-Immigrants (n=6,518)

Sociodemographic

 Gender (women)

53.4 %

ns

59.6 %

4.41; .036

37.0 %

5.09; .024

48.5 %

 Age

59.2 (10.8)

ns

54.9 (9.3)

5.72; <.0001;d=.50

53.0 (8.8)

8.50; <.0001;d=.68

60.3 (10.7)

 SES

12.56 (4.17)

ns

11.83 (3.97)

2.19; .030;d=.20

11.53 (4.77)

12.73; .015;d=.27

12.73 (4.48)

 Unemployment (yes)

1.3 %

ns

8.1 %

37.2; <.0001

5.6 %

16.2; <.0001

1.0 %

 Partnership (yes)

88.9 %

ns

85.9 %

ns

82.8 %

ns

85.9 %

Migration-related variables

 Years living in Germany

33.91 (12.64)

-

21.04 (7.72)

-

32.84 (9.61)

-

 

 Speaking German at home (yes)

85.5 %

-

58.4 %

-

52.9 %

-

 

Mental health

 Depressiveness (PHQ-9)

5.42 (3.84)

-4.44; <.0001; d=.33

5.96 (4.11)

4.02; .000;d=.48

6.58 (5.27)

-4.06; .000;d=.65

4.23 (3.57)

Parental rearing behavior

 Maternal Rejection & Punishment

0.35 (0.48)

-2.05; .041; d=.15

0.35 (0.51)

ns

0.24 (0.51)

ns

0.28 (0.45)

 Maternal Control & Overprotection

0.69 (0.61)

-3.16; .002; d=.25

0.77 (0.72)

2.73; .008;d=.39

0.82 (0.75)

-3.20; .002;d=.48

0.55 (0.56)

 Maternal Emotional Warmth

1.35 (0.69)

ns

1.30 (0.77)

ns

1.19 (0.73)

ns

1.34 (0.70)

 Paternal Rejection & Punishment

0.35 (0.49)

ns

0.23 (0.41)

ns

0.16 (0.37)

3.01; .004;d=.28

0.29 (0.46)

 Paternal Control & Overprotection

0.56 (0.57)

-3.21; .002;d=.28

0.54 (0.52)

2.03; .046;d=.24

0.71 (0.73)

-3.38; .001;d=.58

0.42 (0.50)

 Paternal Emotional Warmth

1.02 (0.71)

ns

1.14 (0.77)

ns

1.08 (0.75)

ns

0.98 (0.72)

  1. Note: presented are χ²/t and p-values; d = Cohen’s d; ns= not significant