Table 5.
Results ofmodels examining if the associations between nonstandardmaternalwork schedules and child CBCL scores aremediated by maternal depression and sensitivity.
| 24 months |
36 months |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internalizing B (S.E.) | Externalizing B (S.E.) | Internalizing B (S.E.) | Externalizing B (S.E.) | |
| Onset of nonstandard schedule (NS) | ||||
| Began NS in 1st year | -0.33 (0.96) | 1.92 (0.93)* | 1.81 (0.85)* | 1.54 (0.72)* |
| Began NS in 2nd year | -1.03 (1.83) | 0.63 (1.78) | 1.42 (1.29) | 1.10 (1.09) |
| Child temperament at 6 months | 2.98 (1.30)* | 2.89 (1.26)* | 1.60 (1.17) | 1.13 (1.00) |
| Interaction terms | ||||
| Temperament × NS in 1st year | 4.03 (2.70) | 4.66 (2.61)† | 3.72 (2.36) | 2.48 (2.01) |
| Temperament × NS in 2nd year | 3.50 (4.66) | 6.28 (4.50) | 4.43 (3.39) | -1.18 (2.87) |
| Mediators | ||||
| Depression at 15 months | 0.19 (0.05)*** | 0.21 (0.05)*** | 0.04 (0.05) | 0.04 (0.04) |
| Depression at 36 months | n/a | n/a | 0.14 (0.05)** | 0.10 (0.04)* |
| Sensitivity at 24 months | -0.16 (0.26) | -0.21 (0.25) | 0.04 (0.15) | 0.21 (0.21) |
| Sensitivity at 36 months | n/a | n/a | 0.04 (0.15) | -0.16 (0.13) |
| CBCL score at 24 months | n/a | n/a | 0.56 (0.05)*** | 0.60 (0.04)*** |
| Constant | 54.18 (4.10)*** | 55.64 (3.98)*** | 22.10 (4.90)*** | 20.75 (4.22)*** |
Models control for the effects of maternal age, education, race/ethnicity, marital status at 24 months, weeks of leave from primary job, perceived flexibility of job at 24 months, cumulative poverty status, child's gender, child's birth order, and recruitment site.
p < .10.
p < .05.
p < .01.
p < .001 (two-tailed).