Table 3.
Multiple linear regression model predicting 6 to 11 year-old boys’ and girls’ self-reported internalizing symptoms
| Independent variables | Children’s internalizing symptoms
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| Girls (n=726)
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Boys (n=726)
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| B (1) | 95% CI | B (1) | 95% CI | |
| Birth of a sibling | ||||
| Birth < no birth | −0.188 | −0.315, −0.062*** | −0.158 | −0.282, −0.033* |
| Parent’s stressful events | ||||
| two or more > one/none | 0.160 | 0.026, 0.295* | ns | |
| MLD X caring behaviours | ||||
| among MLD present, lower caring behaviours frequency > higher caring behaviours | 0.281 | 0.096, 0.466* | ns | |
| MLD X punitive behaviours | ||||
| among MLD present, higher punishment frequency > lower punishment | 0.313 | 0.121, 0.504* | 0.075 | 0.010, 0.145* |
| 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 | 0.053 | 0.021 | ||
(1)
The unstandardized regression coefficient (B) (difference between means) is reported.
***
p < .001,
**
p < .01,
*
p < .05
MLD = Maternal lifetime depressive/anxiety disorder