Table 4.
Hierarchical prediction of young adult hostility from adolescents’ and mothers’ hostile behavior and mothers’ undermining of adolescent autonomy
| β | R2 | ΔR2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Step I. Background factors | |||
| Gender (1, male; 2, female) | .01 | ||
| Prior psychiatric history | .17 | ||
| Overall statistics for step | .029 | .029 | |
| Step II. Adolescent hostility toward mothers | .38** | .152+ | .123** |
| Step III. Mothers’ hostility | .02 | .153 | .010 |
| Step IV. Mothers’ undermining of autonomy | .16 | .174 | .021 |
Note: Beta weights are from variables’ first entry into model.
p < .001.
p ≤ .01.
p < .05.