Table 1.

Multiple linear regression model predicting 6 to 11 year-old children’s self-reported internalizing symptoms

Independent variables	Children’s internalizing symptoms (N=1,490)
	B(1)	95% CI
Gender
girls > boys	0.103	0.015, 0.190*
Birth of sibling
birth < no birth	−0.178	−0.267, −0.089***
Parent’s stressful events
two or more > one/none	0.133	0.038, 0.228**
Mother’s level of education
college or university < high school or less	−0.105	−0.198, −0.012*
MLD X age
among older children, MLD present > MLD absent	0.141	0.033, 0.249**
MLD X caring behaviours
among MLD present, lower caring behaviours frequency > higher caring behaviours	0.087	0.011, 0.162**
MLD X punitive behaviours
among MLD present, higher punishment frequency > lower punishment	0.122	0.054, 0.189**
MLD X parental social support
among higher parental social support frequency, MLD present > MLD absent	0.184	0.050, 0.319*
Adjusted R squared	0.051

⁽¹⁾The unstandardized regression coefficient (B) (difference between means) is reported.

^***p < .001,

^**p < .01,

^*p < .05

MLD = Maternal lifetime depressive/anxiety disorder