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Published in final edited form as: J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2008 Oct;37(4):794–807. doi: 10.1080/15374410802359635

Table 4.

Tests of the External Validity of the Three Dispositional Dimensions of the Child and Adolescent Dispositions Scale (CADS) by Assessing Associations with Behavior Coded by Independent Observers in Study 3.

Child Valence in Parent-child Interactions
Prosociality	β = −0.12	χ² = 0.89
Negative Emotionality	β = 0.24	χ² = 4.75^*
Daring	/5 = 0.01	χ² = 0.02
Child Compliance in Parent-child Interactions
Prosociality	β = 0.04	χ² = 7.19^**
Negative Emotionality	β = −0.02	χ² = 1.61
Daring	β = −0.00	χ² = 0.04
Touching Toys in Forbidden Toys Task
Prosociality	β = −0.93	z = −2.56^*
Negative Emotionality	β = 0.28	z = 0.97
Daring	/5 = 0.38	z= 1.59
Unintentional Injuries
Prosociality	O.R. = 0.6 (95% CI = 0.2 - 1. 4)
Negative Emotionality	O.R. = 1.6 (95% CI = 0.7 – 3.6)
Daring	O.R. = 2.8 (95% C.I. = 1.5-5.2)^**

Note: All models simultaneously controlled for the other two dispositional dimensions, age, sex, total family income, intelligence, and race-ethnicity.

p < .05

^**

p < .01