Table 5.
Parameter Estimates of Hierarchical Regression Analyses of the Behavioral Problems Factor
| Parameter | Model |
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2 |
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4 |
5 |
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| Parameter estimate | SE | Parameter estimate | SE | Parameter estimate | SE | Parameter estimate | SE | Parameter estimate | SE | |
| Random effects (variance components) | ||||||||||
| Individual (σ2) | 0.72* | 0.03 | 0.64* | 0.03 | 0.64* | 0.03 | 0.64* | 0.03 | 0.64* | 0.03 |
| Nuclear-family level ( ) | 0.13* | 0.04 | 0.13* | 0.03 | 0.13* | 0.03 | 0.13* | 0.03 | 0.14* | 0.03 |
| Twin-family level ( ) | 0.16* | 0.04 | 0.12* | 0.03 | 0.13* | 0.03 | 0.13* | 0.03 | 0.08* | 0.03 |
| Fixed effects | ||||||||||
| Intercept (γ000) | −0.01 | 0.02 | −4.93* | 0.37 | −4.93* | 0.37 | −4.93* | 0.37 | −5.20* | 0.42 |
| Divorce (at any age) | ||||||||||
| Parental divorce (β01t) | 0.26* | 0.05 | ||||||||
| Between-families (γ001) | 0.32* | 0.07 | 0.32* | 0.07 | 0.23* | 0.08 | ||||
| Within-family (β02t) | 0.21* | 0.07 | ||||||||
| Within-family MZ (γ010) | 0.18* | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.10a | ||||||
| Within-family DZ–MZ (γ001) | 0.05 | 0.13 | 0.01 | 0.14 | ||||||
| Level 1 variables | ||||||||||
| Age (π1nt) | 0.36* | 0.03 | 0.36* | 0.03 | 0.36* | 0.03 | 0.36* | 0.03 | ||
| Age2 (π2nt) | −0.01* | 0.00 | −0.01* | 0.00 | −0.01* | 0.00 | −0.01* | 0.00 | ||
| Gender (π3nt) | 0.41* | 0.04 | 0.41* | 0.04 | 0.41* | 0.04 | 0.41* | 0.04 | ||
| Twin type (γ002) | 0.01 | 0.05 | −0.02 | 0.05 | ||||||
| Parental characteristics: Maternal | ||||||||||
| Conduct (β03t) | 0.05 | 0.03 | ||||||||
| Alcohol abuse (β04t) | 0.09 | 0.06 | ||||||||
| Depression (β05t) | −0.01 | 0.02 | ||||||||
| Drug use (β06t) | 0.10 | 0.08 | ||||||||
| Smoking (β07t) | 0.14* | 0.06 | ||||||||
| Suicidality (β07t) | 0.04 | 0.03 | ||||||||
| Education (β08t) | 0.01 | 0.02 | ||||||||
| Age at first birth (β09t) | −0.01 | 0.01 | ||||||||
| Parental characteristics: Paternal | ||||||||||
| Conduct (β010t) | 0.07* | 0.03 | ||||||||
| Alcohol abuse (β011t) | 0.06 | 0.05 | ||||||||
| Depression (β012t) | 0.00 | 0.01 | ||||||||
| Drug use (β013t) | 0.04 | 0.06 | ||||||||
| Smoking (β014t) | 0.13* | 0.06 | ||||||||
| Suicidality (β015t) | −0.01 | 0.03 | ||||||||
| Education (β016t) | 0.03* | 0.01 | ||||||||
| Age at first birth (β017t) | −0.01 | 0.01 | ||||||||
Note. MZ = monozygotic; DZ = dizygotic.
The within-family estimate was significant ( p < .05) in the last model without the interaction with twin type.