Table 5. Predicting Third-Grade Adaptation From Kindergarten Behavior Problems, Kindergarten Skills, and First-Grade Problem Profiles.

	Third-Grade Social Preference					Third-Grade Academic Grades
Predictors	Beta	T	R2	R2 Change	F	Beta	T	R2	R2 Change	F
Kindergarten problems			.10		11.50***			.07		11.73***
CBC withdrawal	0.04	1.18				0.13	0.71
TRF withdrawn	−0.03	−1.25				−0.35	−2.65**
CBC aggression	−0.08	−4.43***				−0.27	−3.03**
TRF aggression	−0.04	−3.40***				−0.25	−4.04***
Kindergarten skills			.20	.10	5.03***			.21	.14	10.63***
Emotion recognition	0.01	0.42				0.39	3.98***
Emotion expression	−0.02	−0.28				−0.10		−.34
Competent SPS	0.50	1.79				0.05	0.03
Aggressive SPS	0.41	1.14				−3.21	−1.68
Prosocial (parent)	−0.05	−0.75				0.32	0.88
Prosocial (teacher)	0.25	3.19**				0.94	2.29*
Inattention (parent)	−0.03	−1.37				−0.16	−1.63
Inattention (teacher)	−0.01	−1.00				−0.07	−1.82
WISC subscale	0.003	0.51				0.10	3.08**
First-grade profiles			.23	.03	4.66**			.22	.01	2.29
Aggressive only	−0.29	−2.33*				−1.26	−1.92
Withdrawn only	−0.15	−0.95				−1.21	−1.50
Aggressive–withdrawn	−0.57	−3.01**				−1.86	−2.03*

Note: CBC = Child Behavior Checklist; TRF = Teacher Report Form; SPS = Social Problem Solving measure; WISC = Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.

^***p < .001.