Table19

Children's perceptions of parents' methods of scolding X do children talk often with their families at mealtime?

% Children talk often with their families during meals.   Very often Occasionally Rarely Never   Scolded too harshly 11.5 9.9 18.4 33.9 ** Scolded because of parent's bad temper 7.2 8.7 13.7 28.6 ** Feel annoyed 14.9 18.3 26.2 46.8 ** Feel decreased motivation 19.2 18.1 21.9 54.8 ** Feel dislike towards the parent 8.1 10.8 17.6 31.7 ** Feel deserving of the scolding 29.9 20.8 20.4 19.7 ** Try to avoid subsequent scolding 42.6 28.8 23.2 16.1 **

** : < 0.01

Percentage of those who "always agree" to the statements on the left