Skip to main content

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics

From: Parent–adolescent communication quality does not moderate the association of emotional burden and somatic complaints in adolescents: a cross-sectional structural equation model

 

Parent N = 1061

Adolescent N = 1061

Parents/caregivers

M

SD

Age (years)

43.3

7.7

 Female (n = 600)

42.4

6.9

 Male (n = 459)

44.6

8.4

 Non-binary (n = 2)

31.0

8.5

Number of children in family

1.9

1.2

 

n

%

Mothers

617

58.2

 Step-/foster mothers

21

2.0

Fathers

442

41.7

 Step-/foster fathers

42

4.0

Marital status

 Married

713

67.2

 Living with a partner

128

12.1

 Single

120

11.3

 Divorced

86

8.1

 Widowed

14

1.3

Educational status (mothers/fathers)

 Higher education qualification

418

39.4

 General certificate of secondary education

375

35.3

 Secondary education

238

22.4

 Other

13

1.2

 None

16

1.5

 Not stated

1

0.1

Professional qualification (mothers/fathers)

 Vocational training

603

56.8

 Master handicraft

145

13.7

 University

169

15.9

 Other

48

4.5

 None

96

9.0

Single parent

221

20.8

Other language than German at home

42

4.0

Adolescents

M

SD

Age (years)

13.4

2.2

 Female (n = 522)

13.4

2.2

 Male (n = 529)

13.4

2.2

 Non-binary (n = 10)

15.2

2.6