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Table 3 Mean scores on MRCES coaching strategies by group membership

From: Emotion socialization practices in Italian and Hong Kong-Chinese mothers

Variables

M (SD)

95 % CI

LL

UL

Expression encouraging

 Chinese groupa

4.3b (.55)

4.1

4.5

 Italian groupc

3.8d (.76)

3.6

3.9

Problem focused

 Chinese group

4.5e (.07)

4.4

4.6

 Italian group

4.0f (.07)

3.9

4.1

Reflection enhancing

 Chinese group

4.8 g (.08)

4.6

4.9

 Italian group

4.8 g (.07)

4.6

4.9

Emotion focused

 Chinese group

4.5 h (.08)

4.3

4.6

 Italian group

4.1i (.08)

3.9

4.2

Training responses

 Chinese group

4.9j (.06)

4.8

5.1

 Italian group

4.7 k (.06)

4.5

4.8

  1. Means that share the same subscript do not differ significantly
  2. CI confidence interval, LL lower limit, UL upper limit
  3. a n = 66, c n = 71