92
Table 17
Mean Frequency ofDPICS II Child Categories and Summary Variables for Referred and Non-referred Father-Child Dyads in the Child Directed Interaction
Child Categories Clinic-referred Non-referred M (SD) M (SD)
Acknowledgment 15.2 7.2 12.9 8.0 Answer 7.8 4.2 7.6 5.6 Behavior Description .10 .41 .07 .26 Compliance 3.2 2.7 4.7 5.5 Criticism 3.8 5.1 * Direct Command 8.7 6.1 4.9 4.8 Descriptive/Reflective Question 5.4 4.8 4.8 4.6 Indirect Command 3.4 2.6 2.2 3.1 Information Description 44.5 16.0 45.9 20.3 Information Question 7.2 7.3 4.5 3.7 Laugh 3.4 4.4 1.8 2.7 Labeled Praise .07 .26 * Negative Talk * 3.2 3.6 No Answer 2.3 1.9 2.0 1.9 Noncompliance 1.3 1.6 .72 .92 No Opportunity for Answer 3.3 2.1 3.2 3.0