Table 2.

Multiple linear regression model predicting 6 to 8 and 9 to 11 year-old children’s self-reported internalizing symptoms

Independent variables	Children’s internalizing symptoms
	6 to 8 years old (n=737)		9 to 11 years old (n=753)
	B(1)	95% CI	B(1)	95% CI
Gender
girls > boys	ns		0.173	0.052, 0.295**
Birth of a sibling
birth < no birth	−0.202	−0.329, −0.074**	ns
Parent’s stressful events
two or more > one/none	ns		0.201	0.065, 0.337**
MLD X caring behaviours
among MLD present, lower caring behaviours frequency > higher caring behaviours	0.320	0.024, 0.616*	0.293	0.118, 0.468*
MLD X parental social support
among higher parental social support frequency, MLD present > MLD absent	0.229	0.039, 0.419**	ns
Adjusted R Squared	0.035		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