90
Table 16
Mean Frequency ofDPICS II Parent Categories and Summary Variables for Referred and Non-referred Father-Child Dyads in the Clean-up Situation
Parent Categories Clinic-referred Non-referred M (SD) M (SD)
Acknowledgment 11.9 9.8 15.3 7.5 Answer 4.3 3.1 4.0 3.6 Behavior Description .24 .69 .37 .61 Compliance .34 .72 .73 .41 Contingent Praise .00 .00 * Criticism 9.7 9.0 * Direct Command 43.8 31.2 27.0 18.0 Descriptive/Reflective Question 12.0 8.7 18.5 8.2 Indirect Command 15.7 11.0 16.2 10.1 Information Description 35.3 17.8 39.4 16.7 Information Question 6.1 5.8 8.2 4.5 Laugh .69 1.2 2.7 4.2 Labeled Praise .69 1.4 * Negative Talk * 8.6 7.0 No Answer 1.4 1.7 .87 1.0 Noncompliance 1.9 2.3 1.3 2.2