Table 3.

Standardized regression coefficients and proportion of variance accounted in the prediction of adjustment for neighborhood, temperament, and neighborhood × temperament interactions.

	Internalizing		Externalizing		Social competence
Predictors	β at entry	β final	β at entry	β final	β at entry	β final
Step 1: R2 (controls)	.03*		.11***		.10***
Child sexa	.07	−.03	.16	.14	−.13*	−.13*
Family income	−.12t	.04	−.18**	−.10t	.13*	.06
Child ethnicity African Am.b	−.16*	−.27**	.13	−.03	−.20**	−.10
Child ethnicity otherb	.01	−.05	.12	.05	−.14*	−.10t
Step 2: ΔR2 (neighborhood)	.05***		.01t		.02*
Neighborhood problems	.14*	.11t	.13*	.06	−.09	−.05
Neighborhood social org.	−.18**	−.16**	−.01	.00	.10t	.07
Step 3: ΔR2 (temperament)	.08***		.23***		.11***
Fearfulness	.22***	.20**	−.09	−.09	.15*	.16*
Irritability	.11t	.11t	.41***	.41***	−.30***	−.31***
Impulsivity	.07	.07	.24***	.23***	−.15**	−.14**
Step 4: ΔR2 (interactions)	.03t		.01		.03t
Neib. prob. × fearfulness	−.14*		.03		−.16*
Neib. prob. × irritability	.02		.04		.12*
Neib. prob. × impulsivity	.09		.01		−.09t
Neib. soc. org. × fearfulness	−.03		−.01		−.17**
Neib. soc. org. × irritability	.03		.00		.07
Neib. soc. org. × impulsivity	−.08		.01		.00

Note: N = 313.

^aChild sex was coded 1 = girl, 2 = boy.

^bChild ethnicity was dummy coded with three variables. Children were coded “1” for only one variable: as either Caucasian, African American, or other ethnic minority.

^tp < .10.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.

^***p < .001.