TABLE 2. Mean PSI and Interview Scores for Fathers Before and After Intervention for Total Sample
| Domain |
Preintervention (n = 23) |
Postintervention (n = 23) |
Comparison |
|
| Total stress (PSI) |
80.33 |
76.08 |
t(11) = .84 |
| Emotional unavailability and unresponsiveness |
3.05 |
2.90 |
t(20) = .55 |
| Failure to respect children's emotional boundaries |
1.61 |
1.61 |
t(17) = 0 |
| Hostility, denigration, and rejection of a child |
2.35 |
1.94 |
t(16) = 2.75** |
| Presence of an escalating pattern of coercive parenting strategies |
1.50 |
1.44 |
t(15) = .25 |
| Angry arousal to child and family situations |
2.88 |
2.24 |
t(16) = 3.10** |
| Exposure of the child to hostile interactions with the child's mother |
3.83 |
3.47 |
t(16) = 1.03 |
|
*p < .05. **p < .01.
