TABLE 4.

Multiple Regression^a of Child Cognitive Development on Employment and Control Variables

Independent Variables	Achievement				Mental Process				PPVT-R
Mother’s education	−.03	−.01	−.01	−.03	−.01	−.01	−.01	−.01	−.18	−.21*	−.20	−.17
Total family income	.17	.25*	.24**	.19	.08	.11	.13	.11	.17	.21*	.21*	.18
Gestational status (preterm=1, fullterm=0)	−.02	−.04	−.05	−.02	.01	−.02	−.03	.0009	−.06	−.09	−.09	−.06
Number children in family	−.33**	−.30**	−.30**	−.33**	.02	.07	.06	.02	−.36**	−.31**	−.31**	−.35**
Proportion child’s life with single mother	.01	−.02	−.02	.01	−.06	−.07	−.06	−.06	.07	.07	.07	.07
Attachment strains	−.08	−.09	−.10	−.09	−.04	−.06	−.06	−.05	−.07	−.07	−.06	−.07
Discrepancy	−.20	−.08	−.20	−.22	−.04	−.15	−.18	−.17	−.20	−.24*	−.26*	−.23
Hours employed per week	.14	.10	—	—	.16	.07	—	—	.02	−.09	—	—
Employment (EM = 1, NEM = 0)	—	—	−.06	−.07	—	—	.01	−.04	—	—	.11	.05
Proportion child’s life with employed mother	−.07	—	—	−.04	−.10	—	—	−.05	−.04	—	—	−.01
Resumed employment in 1st year of life	—	−.02	.0007	—	—	.07	.09	—	—	.17	.16	—
F	3.29**	3.81**	3.75**	3.19**	.85	1.10	1.08	.74	2.48**	2.93**	2.97**	2.49**
Adjusted R2	.18	.20	.20	.17	.00	.01	.01	.00	.12	.15	.15	.12

Note. For explanation of abbreviations, see footnote to Table 2.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.

^aall regression coefficients standardized.