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Table 3 Differences of mean scores for parent efficacy, social support (SS) and SS subscales within the family form: one parent (N = 65), two parents (N = 51), extended (N = 25) and guardian-skip generation (N = 11)

From: A comparison of the relationship between parental efficacy and social support systems of single teen mothers across different family forms in South African low socioeconomic communities

 

Mean

Standard deviation

Standard error

95% Confidence interval of the difference

Min

Max

Lower

Upper

One parent

 Parental efficacy

3.04

0.76

0.09

2.85

3.23

1.94

5.71

 Social support

2.56

0.67

0.84

2.39

2.73

1.17

3.88

 Guidance

2.53

0.81

0.10

2.33

2.74

1.00

4.00

 Reassurance of worth

2.31

0.73

0.91

2.12

2.49

1.00

4.00

 Social integration

2.46

0.76

0.94

2.27

2.65

1.00

4.00

 Attachment

2.52

0.65

0.81

2.36

2.69

1.00

4.00

 Opportunity for nurturance

2.45

0.78

0.97

2.25

2.64

1.00

4.00

 Reliable alliance

2.39

0.83

0.10

2.18

2.59

1.00

4.00

Two parent

 Parental efficacy

3.07

0.57

0.08

2.91

3.23

2.24

4.53

 Social support

2.60

0.63

0.89

2.42

2.78

1.33

4.00

 Guidance

2.45

0.78

0.10

2.23

2.67

1.00

4.00

 Reassurance of worth

2.32

0.66

0.93

2.13

2.51

1.00

4.00

 Social integration

2.50

0.68

0.95

2.13

2.70

1.00

3.75

 Attachment

2.62

0.63

0.88

2.44

2.80

1.25

4.00

 Opportunity for nurturance

2.58

0.80

0.11

2.36

2.81

1.00

4.00

 Reliable alliance

2.49

0.78

0.10

2.27

2.71

1.00

4.00

Extended

 Parental efficacy

3.21

0.66

0.13

2.94

3.49

2.00

5.24

 Social support

2.90

0.50

0.10

2.69

3.11

1.71

3.96

 Guidance

2.91

0.67

0.13

2.62

3.19

1.00

4.00

 Reassurance of worth

2.67

0.57

0.11

2.43

2.90

1.25

3.75

 Social integration

2.79

0.57

0.11

2.55

3.02

1.50

4.00

 Attachment

2.77

0.57

0.11

2.53

3.00

1.25

4.00

 Opportunity for nurturance

2.82

0.55

0.11

2.59

3.04

1.50

4.00

 Reliable alliance

2.86

0.69

0.13

2.57

3.14

1.25

4.00

Guardian-skip generation

 Parental efficacy

3.81

0.52

0.15

2.45

3.16

1.94

3.35

 Social support

2.89

0.50

0.15

2.55

3.23

1.75

3.50

 Guidance

2.93

0.71

0.21

2.45

3.41

1.25

3.75

 Reassurance of worth

2.36

0.47

0.14

2.04

2.68

1.75

3.25

 Social integration

2.79

0.63

0.19

2.37

3.21

1.50

3.50

 Attachment

2.81

0.48

0.14

2.49

3.14

1.75

3.50

 Opportunity for nurturance

2.86

0.59

0.17

2.46

3.26

1.50

3.25

 Reliable alliance

2.95

0.73

0.22

2.46

3.44

1.75

4.00