Psychological Problems and Socioemotional Wellbeing among Children of Mothers with Depression and Their Association with Sociodemographic Factors in a Sri Lankan Setting

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics (study sample: = 100 and the age: 4–16 years).

Sociodemographic variables	Frequency	Percent
Age of the child
4–≤12 years	60	60
12–≤16 years	40	40
Sex of the child
Male	59	59
Female	41	41
Mother’s age
20–30	11	11
30–40	50	50
40–50	33	33
>50	06	06
Mother’s education level
No school education	04	04
Years 1–5	02	02
Years 6–11	56	56
Passed O/L	16	16
Years 12-13	10	10
Passed A/L	11	11
Graduate	01	01
Mother’s employment status
Employed	76	76
Not employed	24	24
Mother’s marital status
Married	88	88
Separated	11	11
Widowed	01	01
Number of children in the family
1	19	19
2	32	32
3	35	35
4	06	06
5	08	08
Birth order of the child
First	21	21
Second	37	37
Third	15	15
Fourth	06	06
Fifth	03	03
Only child	18	18
Living circumstances
Nuclear family	64	64
Extended family	36	36