Table 5.

Path Coefficients for Models Predicting Maternal Sensitivity at 15-Month Interview Via Mediators (n = 1,211)

	Family income	Work satisfaction	Child care transitions	Maternal depression	Maternal sensitivity	Indirect effect
			B [bootstrapped 95% confidence intervals]
Involuntary job loss	−0.351 [−0.610, −0.072]	−0.083 [−0.235, −0.073]	−0.011 [−0.336, 0.071]	1.164 [0.626, 1.930]	−0.461 [−0.900, −0.454]	—
Work satisfaction	—	—	—	—	−0.019 [−0.036, −0.006]	0.002 [−0.003, 0.000]
Child care transitions	—	—	—	—	0.012 [−0.002, 0.024]	0.000 [−0.007, 0.000]
Maternal depression	—	—	—	—	−0.015 [−0.017, −0.012]	−0.017 [−0.021, −0.001]
Total indirect effect	—	—	—	—	—	−0.020 [−0.044, −0.009]

Note. Controls for: Voluntary job exists, job entries, maternal work hours, working nonstandard/shift hours, maternal education, race/ethnicity, age, whether worked prior to child’s birth, maternal health, family structure, number of siblings, entry of a new baby, primary child-care type, and study site.