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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 19.
Published in final edited form as: J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2010 Aug;38(6):843–856. doi: 10.1007/s10802-010-9412-3

Table 2.

Contribution of Peer Victimization, Anticipatory (Pre-Task) Cortisol and sAA Activation, and their Interaction to the Prediction of Frustration and Aggression

Predictor Cortisol
sAA
b ΔR2 b ΔR2
Frustration
Step 1: .02 .02
 Medication .66 .66
 Time of day .00 .00
Step 2: .02 .05*
 Victimization .25 .25
 Anticipatory Activation −.04 −.06*
Step 3: .06** .00
 Victimization × Anticipatory Activation .89** −.02

Aggression
Step 1: .04 .04
 Medication .70* .70*
 Time of day .00 .00
Step 2: .09** .07**
 Victimization .35** .35**
 Anticipatory Activation .19 .01
Step 3: .06* .07**
 Frustration .12* .16**
 Victimization × Anticipatory Activation .34 .06*

p < .10.

*

p < .05.

**

p < .01.

***

p < .001.

Note. Coefficients are unstandardized bs. Measurement units: ug/dL (cortisol) and U/mL (sAA).