Table 2. OLS Regression Models Predicting Nonresident Father Involvement (Accessibility, Engagement and Responsibility Scales Averaged).
| Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | SE | B | SE | B | SE | B | SE | |
| African American | .27 | .07*** | .28 | .07*** | .21 | .06** | -.01 | .05 |
| Latino | .28 | .09** | .28 | .09** | .21 | .09* | .06 | .08 |
| White (reference) | ||||||||
| Mother > HS Ed | .07 | .06 | .07 | .06 | .07 | .06 | .08 | .05 |
| Mother HH Income (ln) | .03 | .03 | .02 | .03 | .05 | .03+ | .07 | .03** |
| Mother's Age at Birth | -.01 | .00* | -.01 | .00 | -.02 | .01* | -.01 | .01 |
| Mother Born U.S. | .26 | .12* | .28 | .12* | .29 | .11* | .13 | .09 |
| Child is Male | .06 | .05 | .07 | .06 | .03 | .05 | .07 | .04+ |
| Child is Firstborn | -.06 | .06 | -.07 | .06 | -.06 | .06 | -.07 | .05 |
| Father's Age at Birth | -.00 | .00 | -.00 | .01 | -.00 | .01 | ||
| Father > HS Ed | -.03 | .06 | .02 | .06 | .03 | .05 | ||
| Father Work/School | .17 | .07* | .15 | .06* | .10 | .05* | ||
| Intergen. HH | -.09 | .07 | -.12 | .05* | ||||
| Resident Partner | -.73 | .09*** | -.41 | .07*** | ||||
| Father is Boyfriend | 1.29 | .06*** | ||||||
| Father is Friend | .69 | .05*** | ||||||
| Constant | -.46 | .36 | -.54 | .36 | -.53 | .35 | -.99 | .29** |
| Model F | 4.17*** | 3.64*** | 8.66*** | 41.50*** | ||||
| Model R2 | .04 | .04 | .12 | .42 | ||||
| R2 Change | .00 | .08*** | .30*** | |||||
N = 883.
+
p < .10;
*
p < .05;
**
p < .01;
***
p < .001.