Table 2.
Examining changes in children’s behaviors during mothers’ post-divorce dating (N = 316)
| Independent variable | Externalizing Behaviors | Internalizing Behaviors | Prosocial Behaviors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slope | −0.03 (0.01)*** | 0.00 (0.01) | −0.01 (0.01) |
| Within-person effects | |||
| Dating initiation | −0.02 (0.02) | 0.01 (0.02) | 0.00 (0.01) |
| Time in dating relationship | 0.00 (0.01) | −0.01 (0.01) | 0.00 (0.01) |
| Breakup of dating relationship | −0.03 (0.02) | −0.03 (0.01) | −0.02 (0.01) |
| Time single after breakup | −0.01 (0.03) | 0.01 (0.02) | 0.03 (0.02) |
| Initiation of subsequent dating relationship | 0.00 (0.01) | −0.01 (0.01) | 0.01 (0.01) |
| Length of subsequent dating relationship | 0.03 (0.02) | 0.03 (0.03) | −0.02 (0.02) |
| Relationship quality | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00)* | 0.00 (0.00) |
| Between-person effects | |||
| Dating initiation*Mother-Child Rapport | −0.03 (0.05) | −0.01 (0.04) | 0.04 (0.04) |
| Time in dating relationship*Mother-Child Rapport | −0.04 (0.02) | 0.00 (0.02) | 0.05 (0.02)** |
| Breakup of dating relationship*Mother-Child Rapport | −0.11 (0.04)** | −0.06 (0.04) | 0.05 (0.04) |
| Time single after breakup*Mother-Child Rapport | 0.03 (0.10) | 0.06 (0.07) | −0.05 (0.06) |
| Initiation of subsequent dating relationship*Mother-Child Rapport | −0.02 (0.04) | 0.02 (0.03) | −0.04 (0.03) |
| Length of subsequent dating relationship*Mother-Child Rapport | 0.10 (0.07) | −0.10 (0.06) | −0.03 (0.04) |
| Relationship quality*Mother-Child Rapport | −0.01 (0.01) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) |
| Goodness-of-fit | |||
| AIC | −1064.13 | −2737.88 | −3798.41 |
| BIC | −1054.14 | −2727.89 | −3788.41 |
| R 2 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.04 |
Statistics are standardized beta coefficients and presented as B(SD)
***
p < 0.001,
**
p < 0.01,
*
p < 0.05