Table 2.

Final model of hierarchical multiple regression predicting maternal parenting stress (combined sample)

	Age six			Age eight
Variable	B	SE B	β	B	SE B	β
Step 1
Maternal health	−0.24	0.70	−0.02	0.19	0.75	0.01
Child health	0.34	0.91	0.02	−0.98	1.01	−0.06
Maternal education	0.22	0.22	0.05	0.02	0.23	0.01
Step 2
Child intellectual status	3.59	1.16	0.17*	3.60	1.30	0.17*
Step 3
Child behaviour problems	5.62	0.65	0.52**	3.91	0.84	0.36**
Step 4
Child Social Skills	−2.36	0.61	−0.23**	−2.95	0.72	−0.29**
Step 5
Behaviour problems × social skills interaction	−1.0	0.53	−0.10	−1.63	0.59	−0.14*
R2	0.61			0.59

^*P <0.01,

^**P <0.001.

SE, standard error; B, unstandardized beta; β, standardized beta.