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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Nov 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Abnorm Psychol. 2005 Nov;114(4):570–586. doi: 10.1037/0021-843X.114.4.570

Table 5.

Parameter Estimates of Hierarchical Regression Analyses of the Behavioral Problems Factor

Parameter Model
1
2
3
4
5
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 ( τπ2) 0.13* 0.04 0.13* 0.03 0.13* 0.03 0.13* 0.03 0.14* 0.03
Twin-family level ( τβ2) 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.

a

The within-family estimate was significant ( p < .05) in the last model without the interaction with twin type.