88
Table 15
Mean Frequency of DPICS II Parent Categories and Summary Variables for Referred and Non-referred Father-Child Dyads in the Parent Directed Interaction
Parent Categories Clinic-referred Non-referred M (SD) M (SD)
Acknowledgment 14.0 9.8 18.5 9.0 Answer 3.5 3.8 3.0 2.6 Behavior Description .45 1.4 1.2 2.0 Compliance 1.2 1.4 1.1 1.4 Contingent Praise .03 .19 * Criticism 14.7 10.7 * Direct Command 37.3 22.2 31.4 18.6 Descriptive/Reflective Question 19.2 12.4 25.4 11.0 Indirect Command 14.8 6.2 15.5 7.3 Information Description 44.7 15.2 51.6 17.3 Information Question 10.7 7.5 11.9 6.2 Laugh .97 1.4 3.1 3.6 Labeled Praise .24 .51 * Negative Talk * 9.8 8.0 No Answer 1.4 1.8 .86 1.4 Noncompliance 1.8 1.8 .89 1.2