We chose to focus
solely on mothers to eliminate the possibility
of substantial variability in the data, because evidence has indicated that there are marked differences in the responses of fathers and mothers to childhood critical illness.17 Of 212 eligible mothers, 38 (18 %) refused, with the majority stating that they were too stressed or too tired to participate (n = 17) or that they wanted to focus only on their children (n = 7
of substantial variability in the data,
because evidence has indicated that there are marked differences in the responses
of fathers and mothers to childhood critical illness.17 Of 212 eligible mothers, 38 (18 %) refused, with the majority stating that they were too stressed or too tired to participate (n = 17) or that they wanted to focus only on their children (n = 7
of fathers and mothers to childhood critical illness.17
Of 212 eligible mothers, 38 (18 %) refused, with the majority stating that they were too stressed or too tired to participate (n = 17) or that they wanted to focus only on their children (n = 7
Of 212 eligible mothers, 38 (18 %) refused, with the majority stating that they were too
stressed or too tired to participate (n = 17) or that they wanted to focus only on their children (n = 7).
In particular,
because crying frequency is likely linked to greater negative affectivity, we felt it was important to control for negative affect constructs (i.e.,
stress, loneliness, and depressive symptoms) to ensure that our results were not due
solely to levels
of negative affect.