Gender Differences in Beliefs about Infant-Directed Speech: The Role of Family Dynamics

Table 1

Descriptive statistics for dependent variables for women and men.

Variable	Women				Men
	Mean	SD	Min	Max	Mean	SD	Min	Max
Beneficial Beliefs	5.83	.94	2.50	7.00	5.17	1.04	2.83	7.00
Passive Infant	2.23	1.13	1.00	6.00	2.92	1.25	1.00	6.50
Family	3.06	1.37	1.00	7.00	3.47	1.26	1.00	7.00
Positive Mother	10.74	1.76	3.00	15.00	10.12	1.71	5.25	13.75
Negative Mother	5.67	2.63	3.00	15.00	6.22	2.60	5.25	13.00
Positive Father	9.86	2.59	3.00	15.00	9.66	1.99	3.00	15.00
Negative Father	6.27	3.11	3.00	15.00	6.57	2.88	3.00	15.00