TABLE 3. Mean PSI and Interview Scores for Fathers Before and After Intervention for Subgroups
| Domain |
Preintervention |
Postintervention |
Comparison |
|
| Hostile and controlling subgroup (n = 8) |
|
|
|
| Total stress (PSI) |
95.75 |
74.75 |
t(3) = 4.24* |
| Emotional unavailability and unresponsiveness |
3.17 |
2.33 |
t(5) = 2.71* |
| Failure to respect children's emotional boundaries |
2.00 |
2.17 |
t(5) = -1.57 |
| Hostility, denigration, and rejection of a child |
3.17 |
2.33 |
t(5) = 5.00** |
| Presence of an escalating pattern of coercive parenting strategies |
2.00 |
1.40 |
t(4) = 1.18 |
| Angry arousal to child and family situations |
3.50 |
2.50 |
t(5) = 2.74** |
| History of domestic violence subgroup (n = 14) |
|
|
|
| Exposure of the child to hostile interactions with the child's mother |
4.31 |
3.62 |
t(12) = 1.81*** |
|
*p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .10.
