Table 5.
Regression Analyses Predicting the Change in Children’s Woodcock-Johnson Applied Problems Subtest Scores Between 4 and 5 Years of Age From Parental Praise, Affirmation in a Non-Praise Context, and Corrective Feedback
| Variable (n=91) | Model 9 | Model 10 | Model 11 | Model 12 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | ||||||||
| B (β) | SE | B (β) | SE | B (β) | SE | B (β) | SE | |
| Parental feedback | ||||||||
| Praise | .08* (.28) | .04 | .08* (.27) | .04 | ||||
| Affirmation in a non-praise context | .02 (.12) | .02 | .01 (.08) | .02 | ||||
| Corrective feedback | −.01 (−.06) | .03 | −.00 (−.00) | .03 | ||||
| Child age | 1.92 (.14) | 1.41 | 1.98 (.15) | 1.45 | 1.89 (.14) | 1.45 | 1.97 (.14) | 1.43 | 
| Total parental utterances | −.01 (−.16) | .00 | −.00 (−.09) | .01 | .00 (.03) | .00 | −.01 (−.21) | .01 | 
| R2/adjusted R2 | .07/.04 | .03/−.01 | .02/−.01 | .07/.02 | ||||
| F for R2 | 2.22 | .81 | .66 | 1.36 | ||||
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