. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Mar 22.

Published in final edited form as: Dev Psychopathol. 1999;11(4):745–762. doi: 10.1017/s0954579499002308

Table 5.

Regression analyses: Prediction of parental sensitivity during parent–infant interactions

	Standardized Regression Coefficient
Predictor Variables	R²	R² Inc.	ΔF	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4
Fathers’ Sensitivity
1. Fathers’ Education	.03	.03	7.05^**	.18^**	.14^*	.12	.11
2. Infant Responsiveness	.19	.16	39.50^**		.40^**	.38^**	.38^**
3. Fathers’ Alcohol Group	.21	.02	4.13^*			−.13^*	−.08
4. Fathers’ Aggression	.24	.03	4.26^*				−.09
5. Fathers’ Depression							−.14^*
Maternal Sensitivity
1. Maternal Age	.04	.04	7.31^**	.19^*	.14^*	.11	.09
2. Infant Responsiveness	.22	.18	47.49^**		.43^**	.44^**	.44^**
3. Maternal Alcohol Problems	.26	.04	9.88^**			−.19^**	−.19^**
4. Maternal Depression	.28	.02	6.12^*				−.15^*

Note: Both fathers’ aggression and depression, when entered alone, were significantly associated with fathers’ sensitivity. Infant responsiveness in the equation predicting fathers’ sensitivity refers to infant behavior during father–infant interactions. Similarly, infant responsiveness when predicting maternal sensitivity refers to infant behavior during mother–infant interactions. R² Inc., increase or improvement in R² in each step.

p < .05.

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p < .01.