TABLE 3.
Results from interaction analyses including tests of simple slopes of interaction of the moderators social play behaviors and language competencies with 95% confidence intervals.
| Anxiety symptoms age 8 years | |||
| b | [95% CI] | β (SE) | |
| Model 1: Social play behaviors | |||
| Childhood shyness (x) | 0.12** | [0.098, 0.141] | 0.24** (0.04) |
| Social play behaviors (w) | −0.04** | [−0.054, −0.019] | −0.07** (0.03) |
| Shyness*Social play behaviors (xw) | −0.09** | [−0.105, −0.068] | −0.12** (0.04) |
| Simple slopes | |||
| −1 SD below the mean | 0.21** | [0.171, 0.241] | |
| Mean | 0.12** | [0.098, 0.141] | |
| +1 SD above the mean | 0.03** | [0.014, 0.052] | |
| Model 2: Language competence | |||
| Childhood shyness (x) | 0.11** | [0.082, 0.135] | 0.24** (0.05) |
| Language competencies (w) | −0.06** | [−0.091, −0.037] | −0.09** (0.05) |
| Shyness*Language competencies (xw) | −0.14** | [−0.173, −0.113] | −0.16** (0.05) |
| Simple slopes | |||
| −1 SD below the mean | 0.25** | [0.205, 0.299] | |
| Mean | 0.11** | [0.082, 0.135] | |
| +1 SD above the mean | −0.03* | [−0.066, −0.002] | |
x = predictor variable; w = moderator variable; xw = interaction term; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval; SE = standard error; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01. All analyses controlled for gender and maternal education.