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Table 18
Mean Frequency of DPICS II Child Categories and Summary Variables for Referred and Non-referred Father-Child Dyads in the Parent Directed Interaction
Child Categories Clinic-referred Non-referred M (SD) M (SD)
Acknowledgment 14.9 9.9 15.8 9.2 Answer 5.5 4.5 6.0 3.9 Behavior Description .10 .31 .11 .42 Compliance 12.9 9.9 15.9 11.8 Criticism 3.7 5.7 * Direct Command 5.1 4.3 3.6 2.9 Descriptive/Reflective Question 5.9 4.3 6.1 5.4 Indirect Command 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.7 Information Description 38.2 15.0 37.1 14.1 Information Question 6.1 5.0 4.5 3.2 Laugh 2.7 3.7 1.8 2.3 Labeled Praise .00 .00 * Negative Talk * 6.8 7.0 No Answer 2.0 2.2 1.6 1.8 Noncompliance 8.7 9.2 5.7 5.5 No Opportunity for Answer 3.0 2.0 4.1 3.2