measurements (Birweig1, Birweig2) Derived from 6 of the 12 questions from the SF-12 health Parent’s physical questions about questionnaire were used to create a scale of health general health physical health. Answer categories were reversed and physical where appropriate, and all questions were health (parent standardised, to create a scale with an average of PSF12Gen 0 and higher scores indicating better physical PSF12Lim1 health. physical health was taken ‘Below average’ PSF12Lim2 as one or more standard deviations below the PSF12Lim3 mean. PSF12Lim4 PSF12Lim7) Derived from The other 6 questions from the SF-12 health Parent’s mental health questions about questionnaire were used to create a scale of mental health mental health. Answer categories were reversed (parent where appropriate, and all questions were PSF12Lim5 standardised, to create a scale with an average of PSF12Lim6 0 and higher scores indicating better mental health. PSF12Clm mental health was taken as one or ‘Below average’ PSF12En more standard deviations below the mean. PSF12Dwn PSF12Soc) Parent life Banded Life satisfaction was asked on a 0-10 scale. 0-3 satisfaction question (parent was recorded as 4-6 and ‘dissatisfied’, ‘neither’ psatis) ‘satisfied’. Risky drinker Derived from Three questions taken from the AUDIT scale questions about developed by the WHO for assessing risky drinking frequency of behaviour were summed to form a scale of 3-15. A drinking (parent score of 8 or above for men and 7 or above for PAuditC1, women was recorded as risky drinking behaviour, PAuditC2, which roughly equates to drinking two glasses of PAuditC3) wine 2-3 times a week and rarely or never binging. Parent-child Derived from Nine questions from Condon & Corkindale’s attachment questions about parent-child attachment scale for parents of (Condon & quality of children aged 0-2. Responses were summed (with relationship with questions reversed as appropriate) to form a scale Corkindale) child (parent 9-37. Scores of 36 and 37 were recorded as ‘high’, QualAt1 to equating to reported strong feelings of attachment in response to nearly all of the questions. Scores of
measurements (Birweig1, Birweig2) Parent’s physical health Derived from questions about general health and physical health (parent PSF12Gen PSF12Lim1 PSF12Lim2 PSF12Lim3 PSF12Lim4 PSF12Lim7) 6 of the 12 questions from the SF-12 health questionnaire were used to create a scale of physical health. Answer categories were reversed where appropriate, and all questions were standardised, to create a scale with an average of 0 and higher scores indicating better physical health. ‘Below average’ physical health was taken as one or more standard deviations below the mean. Parent’s mental health Derived from questions about mental health (parent PSF12Lim5 PSF12Lim6 PSF12Clm PSF12En PSF12Dwn PSF12Soc) The other 6 questions from the SF-12 health questionnaire were used to create a scale of mental health. Answer categories were reversed where appropriate, and all questions were standardised, to create a scale with an average of 0 and higher scores indicating better mental health. ‘Below average’ mental health was taken as one or more standard deviations below the mean. Parent life satisfaction Banded question (parent psatis) Life satisfaction was asked on a 0-10 scale. 0-3 was recorded as ‘dissatisfied’, 4-6 ‘neither’ and ‘satisfied’. Risky drinker Derived from questions about frequency of drinking (parent PAuditC1, PAuditC2, PAuditC3) Three questions taken from the AUDIT scale developed by the WHO for assessing risky drinking behaviour were summed to form a scale of 3-15. A score of 8 or above for men and 7 or above for women was recorded as risky drinking behaviour, which roughly equates to drinking two glasses of wine 2-3 times a week and rarely or never binging. Parent-child attachment (Condon & Corkindale) Derived from questions about quality of relationship with child (parent QualAt1 to Nine questions from Condon & Corkindale’s parent-child attachment scale for parents of children aged 0-2. Responses were summed (with questions reversed as appropriate) to form a scale 9-37. Scores of 36 and 37 were recorded as ‘high’, equating to reported strong feelings of attachment in response to nearly all of the questions. Scores of
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