Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants

Age

22–48 years (M^a = 34.6 years)

26–53 years (M = 49 years)

Time in Sweden

3–18 years (M = 5.7 years)

4–10 years (M = 5.6 years)

Time together with the children

1–18 years (M = 5 years)

2–7 years (M = 4 years)

Number of children

1–6 children (M = 3.7)

1–13 children (M = 7.4)

Marital status

11 married,

8 married

3 divorced

1 widowed

Employment status

3 working

3 working

4 studying

1 studying

3 unemployed

2 unemployed

5 on parental leave

1 job training

1 on parental leave