Table 4.
Regression analyses: mothers’ depressive symptoms across ages 3, 4, and 5 as a moderator of the relation between age 3 child behavior problems and age 5 mothers’ perceived health
| Combined sample (df = 1204) |
Delayed sample (df = 184) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unstand. Beta (SE) | Stand. Beta | Unstand. Beta (SE) | Stand. Beta | |
| STEP 3 (Final Model) | ||||
| Family income, age 3 | .15 (.06) | .22** | .21 (.08) | .26* |
| Maternal education, age 3 | .03 (.06) | .04 | .05 (.09) | .05 |
| Child behavior problems, age 3 | .0002 (.05) | .002 | −.16 (.09) | .20† |
| Maternal depressive symptoms composite, ages 3, 4, & 5 | −.29 (.05) | −.38*** | .01 (.11) | .01 |
| Behavior problems × depressive symptoms interaction | −.003 (.04) | −.006 | −.22 (.09) | −.33* |
Combined sample: Step 1: R2 Δ= .104, p < .001. Step 2: R2 Δ= .14, p < .001. Step 3: R2 Δ= .000, p = .9.
Sample of children with developmental delays: Step 1: R2 Δ= .125, p = .003; at Step 2, R2 Δ= .148, p < .001; at Step 3, R2 Δ= .050, p = .015.
Dependent variable: mothers’ self-reported health at child age 5.
†
p < .10;
*
p < .05;
**
p < .01;
***
p < .001.