Table 2. Study 1: Children's Guilt and Effortful Control at 22-45 Months and Their Interaction as Predictors of Mothers' Ratings of Children's Disruptive Conduct at 73 Months.

Outcome: Mothers' Ratings of Children's Disruptive Conducta
	Step 1		Step 2		Step 3
Predictor(s)	F	Beta	F	Beta	F	Beta
Genderb	1.26	.15	< 1	.13	< 1	.06
R2 = .02, Fch(1,52) = 1.26
Guiltc			4.79*	.34	< 1	.11
Effortful Controld			8.32**	−.44	5.12*	−.35
R2 = .17, Fch(2,52) = 4.64*
Guilt × Effortful Control					4.04*	.31
R2 = .23, Fch(1,52) = 4.04*
			F(4,52) = 3.84**

^aBehar's Preschool Behavior Questionnaire at 73 months.

^b0=Girls, 1=Boys.

^cComposite of child guilt at 22, 33, and 45 months.

^dComposite of child effortful control at 22, 33, and 45 months.

⁺p < .10.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.