Table 2 Comparison of mean scores of parental conflict, parenting style, child-parent relationship and children’s emotional adjustment between two groups

Parental conflict

2.40 (2.00, 2.80)

1.80 (1.00, 2.20)

 < 0.001

Parenting style

Doting

1.64 (1.14, 2.42)

1.21 (1.00, 1.86)

 < 0.001

Democratic

3.90 (3.70, 4.00)

4.00 (3.80, 4.20)

 < 0.001

Permissive

1.72 (1.33, 2.11)

1.56 (1.11, 2.00)

0.010

Authoritarian

2.75 (2.41, 3.25)

2.50 (2.00, 3.00)

 < 0.001

Inconsistent

2.67 (1.88, 3.00)

2.17 (1.50, 3.00)

0.002

Child-parent relationship

Intimacy

4.40 (4.00, 4.68)

4.50 (4.20, 4.80)

0.004

Conflict

3.17 (2.75, 3.81)

2.38 (1.92, 3.00)

 < 0.001

Children’s emotional adjustment

Social assertiveness

2.85 (2.40, 3.20)

3.40 (2.93, 3.90)

 < 0.001

Temper control

2.71 (2.29, 3.00)

3.43 (3.00, 4.00)

 < 0.001

Anxiety control

2.55 (1.93, 3.00)

3.18 (2.91, 3.73)

 < 0.001