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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2007 Dec 28;30(2):96–106. doi: 10.1016/j.ntt.2007.12.006

Table 8.

Significant Predictors of the Infant Characteristics Questionnaireab

Raw Beta Standardized Regression Coefficient
Unadaptable (Total R2 = .16)
Number of children in household .87 .18
Current maternal alcohol use 1.59 .17
Maternal education −.60 −.16
Developmental stimulationc −.18 −.15
Prenatal cocaine use
 1st trimester 1.60 .14
 2nd trimester 2.33 .13
Prenatal marijuana use (3rd Trimester) 3.79 .11
Fussy/Difficult (Total R2 = .19)
Maternal depression .16 .22
Current maternal alcohol use 2.33 .19
Number of hospitalizations 2.39 .17
Developmental stimulation −.24 −.15
Child age at assessment −.38 −.14
Marital statusd 1.77 .12
Prenatal cocaine use
 2nd trimester 2.99 .12
 3rd trimester 2.61 .12
Persistent (Total R2 = .11)
Maternal depression .06 .22
Man in household −.83 −.14
Current maternal tobacco use .04 .13
a

Listed in order of standardized regression coefficient, an indication of the magnitude of the effect.

b

Bates et al. [7]

c

PROCESS Scale [18]

d

0=Not married; 1=Married