86
Table 14
Mean Frequency of DPICS II Parent Categories and Summary Variables for Referred and Non-referred Father-Child Dyads in the Child Directed Interaction
Parent Categories Clinic-referred Non-referred M (SD) M (SD)
Acknowledgment 16.0 10.2 17.3 11.4 Answer 3.5 4.0 3.0 3.1 Behavior Description .55 1.1 .83 1.2 Compliance 3.8 4.3 2.2 3.1 Contingent Praise .00 .00 * Criticism 3.4 5.2 * Direct Command 9.3 7.9 9.1 10.1 Descriptive/Reflective Question 18.2 10.7 23.4 10.1 Indirect Command 2.6 2.4 3.1 3.1 Information Description 26.9 16.3 33.2 16.3 Information Question 13.8 5.4 12.8 9.1 Laugh 1.9 1.8 2.8 2.4 Labeled Praise .21 .49 * Negative Talk * 2.3 2.1 No Answer 1.7 2.0 .76 .83 Noncompliance 1.0 1.4 .28 .53