Table 4.
Elaboration of Concepts - Taxonomy of fitted multi-level models for the effects of children's pointing, vocabulary, and talkativeness on the development of children's elaboration of socialemotional themes during play from 14 to 36 months of age (n =108), controlling for mothers' pointing and language.
| Model A | Model B | Model C | ||
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| Parameter | Baseline Model | Pointing | Pointing, Vocabulary, and Talkativeness | |
| Fixed Effects | ||||
| Initial Status at 14 Months | ||||
| INTERCEPT | γ 00 | 0.4727*** (0.1057) | 0.4053* (0.1972) | 0.1573 (0.2994) |
| EARLY_POINT | γ 01 | −0.01042 (0.01179) | −0.01061 (0.01214) | |
| Linear Rate of Change each Month | ||||
| (AGE-14) | γ 10 | 0.0068 (0.0064) | −0.0115 (0.0097) | −0.0253~ (0.0152) |
| EARLY_POINT* | γ 11 | 0.00022* (0.00004) | 0.00021* (0.00004) | |
| (AGE-14) | ||||
| Main effect of Child's Pointing | ||||
| POINT | γ 30 | 0.00667 (0.00503) | 0.00250 (0.00560) | |
| Main effect of Child's Talkativeness | ||||
| TALK | γ 40 | 0.02028* (0.00366) | ||
| Main effect of Child's Vocabulary | ||||
| VOCAB | γ 50 | −0.04215~ (0.01086) | ||
| Main effect of Mom's Pointing | ||||
| MOM_POINT | γ 70 | 0.00056 (0.00260) | 0.00014 (0.00320) | |
| Main effect of Mom's Talkativeness | ||||
| MOM_TALK | γ 80 | −0.00012 (0.00510) | ||
| Main effect of Mom's Vocabulary | ||||
| MOM_VOCAB | γ 90 | 0.00828 (0.01332) | ||
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| Variance Components | ||||
| L 1: Within- person over Time | σ 2 ε | 0.7198*** | 0.6908*** | 0.6627*** |
| L 2: Between Person In Intercept | σ 2 0 | 0.2440** | 0.2173** | 0.2207** |
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| Goodness-of-fit | ||||
| Deviance | 597.8 | 545.1 | 538.8 | |
| AIC | 605.8 | 561.1 | 562.8 | |