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Table 7
Correlations Between DPICS II Summary Variables and Scores on the Parenting Stress Index
DPICS II Variable Child Domain Parent Domain Total Score
Child Behavior
Compliance Ratio -.41"' -.15 -.31' Inappropriate .33" .13 .26' Prosocial .00 .04 .02 Prosocial-R -.05 -.07 -.07 Parent Behavior
Direct Command Ratio -.02 -.04 -.04 Inappropriate .38"** .13 .28' Prosocial .12 -.21 -.04 Prosocial-R -.02 -.08 -.05 Total Commands .05 -.26' -.12 Note. D <.05; 'p < .01; < .001.
(with or without Information Descriptions), was not significantly associated with the score. It was also predicted that the DPICS II summary variables for fathers would correlate significantly with the Parent Domain score on the PSI. Only the correlation between Total Commands and the Parent Domain score on the PSI, r (60) = -.26, 1 < .05, was statistically significant.