Table 3.
Multiple Regressions Predicting Parents’ Beliefs About Infant Crying
| Mothers |
Fathers |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infant-Oriented Beliefs |
Parent-Oriented Beliefs |
Infant-Oriented Beliefs |
Parent-Oriented Belief |
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| B | SE(B) | β | B | SE(B) | β | B | SE(B) | β | B | SE(B) | β | |
| Education | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | −.06 | .03 | −.21* | -- | -- | -- |
| Hypothesized Direct Effects | ||||||||||||
| Emotion Minimiz. | −.13 | .07 | −.20t | .03 | .08 | .04 | −.17 | .08 | −.22* | .18 | .08 | .22* |
| Depressive Symp. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | .39 | .13 | .31** |
| Avoidant Coping | -- | -- | -- | .29 | .10 | .31** | .27 | .11 | .28* | -- | -- | -- |
| P Parent-Or Beliefs | -- | -- | -- | .27 | .11 | .26* | -- | -- | -- | .13 | .11 | .12 |
| Moderator | ||||||||||||
| P Infant-Or Beliefs | −.08 | .09 | −.09 | −.05 | .11 | −.05 | −.12 | .12 | −.11 | .14 | .11 | .12 |
| Hypothesized Moderated Effect | ||||||||||||
| Min X P I-Or Beliefs | .59 | .27 | .23* | −.07 | .32 | −.02 | .07 | .24 | .03 | −.44 | .22 | −.22* |
| Model F | 2.75* | 3.49** | 3.43** | 5.16** | ||||||||
| Total R2 | .09 | .18 | .18 | .25 | ||||||||
t
p< .10,
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01
Note: N = 87; P = partner; Or = Oriented, Min = Emotion minimization.