Table 5.
Model 3c: Growth Parameters of RAgg Grades 3–6, with Demographic, Family Process, and Child Care Predictors and Age 15 Adjustment Outcomes, with Growth Parameters and PAgg Varying by Gender, and 1 df χ2 Testing Gender Differences for Each Intercept Parameter.
| Girls | Boys | χ2 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Est | SE | Z | p | Est | SE | Z | p | ||
| Intercepts | |||||||||
| RAgg Intercept | 2.21 | 0.32 | 6.97 | 0.000 | 2.39 | 0.23 | 10.19 | 0.000 | 70.0*** |
| RAgg Slope | 0.27 | 0.13 | 2.07 | 0.039 | −0.18 | 0.11 | −1.66 | 0.098 | 37.2*** |
| Variances | |||||||||
| RAgg Intercept | 1.79 | 0.16 | 10.93 | 0.000 | 0.94 | 0.12 | 7.85 | 0.000 | 25.6*** |
| RAgg Slope | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.75 | 0.454 | 9.1** | |||
| Predictors of Intercept and Slope | |||||||||
| RAgg Intercept | |||||||||
| Income | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.51 | 0.609 | −0.01 | 0.03 | −0.32 | 0.749 | 0.6 |
| Maternal Ed | −0.05 | 0.05 | −1.06 | 0.290 | −0.03 | 0.04 | −0.76 | 0.446 | 2.1 |
| Non-White | −0.32 | 0.26 | −1.23 | 0.217 | 0.62 | 0.20 | 3.10 | 0.002 | 0.0 |
| Mat. Depression | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.90 | 0.367 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 1.03 | 0.304 | 0.5 |
| Mat. Sensitivity | −0.13 | 0.07 | −2.02 | 0.044 | −0.05 | 0.05 | −0.93 | 0.352 | 0.9 |
| Conflict 54 mo | 0.06 | 0.01 | 4.59 | 0.000 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 2.43 | 0.015 | 7.3** |
| Harsh Ctrl 54 mo | 0.07 | 0.03 | 2.33 | 0.020 | −0.01 | 0.03 | −0.29 | 0.771 | 5.8* |
| Hours of Care | 0.01 | 0.01 | 1.47 | 0.141 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.67 | 0.501 | 1.1 |
| Center Care | 0.48 | 0.39 | 1.23 | 0.219 | 0.62 | 0.30 | 2.03 | 0.043 | 0.2 |
| RAgg Slope | |||||||||
| Income | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.18 | 0.854 | −0.02 | 0.02 | −0.97 | 0.334 | 0.0 |
| Maternal Ed | −0.02 | 0.02 | −1.05 | 0.293 | −0.01 | 0.02 | −0.39 | 0.694 | 0.4 |
| Non-White | 0.19 | 0.10 | 1.90 | 0.058 | −0.20 | 0.09 | −2.21 | 0.027 | 0.0 |
| Mat. Depression | −0.01 | 0.01 | −1.39 | 0.165 | 0.00 | 0.01 | −0.19 | 0.852 | 0.1 |
| Mat. Sensitivity | 0.04 | 0.03 | 1.45 | 0.147 | 0.00 | 0.02 | −0.03 | 0.978 | 0.0 |
| Conflict 54 mo | 0.00 | 0.01 | −0.74 | 0.462 | 0.00 | 0.01 | −0.35 | 0.727 | 0.4 |
| Harsh Ctrl 54 mo | −0.01 | 0.01 | −0.81 | 0.418 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.986 | 0.0 |
| Hours of Care | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.90 | 0.366 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.42 | 0.675 | 0.6 |
| Center Care | −0.14 | 0.16 | −0.92 | 0.360 | −0.21 | 0.14 | −1.50 | 0.134 | 0.1 |
| Age 15 Outcomes | |||||||||
| Internalizing | 0.35 | 0.33 | 1.05 | 0.296 | −0.40 | 0.69 | −0.58 | 0.560 | 0.7 |
| Delinquency | 0.70 | 0.22 | 3.17 | 0.002 | 1.13 | 0.40 | 2.82 | 0.005 | 1.6 |
| Ch. Depression | 0.21 | 0.10 | 2.16 | 0.031 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.93 | 0.350 | 0.9 |
| Risk Taking | 0.02 | 0.01 | 4.17 | 0.000 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 5.33 | 0.000 | 24.4*** |
| Covariate Effects of Physical Aggression | |||||||||
| G3 PAgg | 0.60 | 0.06 | 9.76 | 0.000 | 0.47 | 0.05 | 10.55 | 0.000 | |
| G4 PAgg | 0.55 | 0.07 | 7.78 | 0.000 | 0.58 | 0.04 | 14.25 | 0.000 | |
| G5 PAgg | 0.75 | 0.07 | 11.46 | 0.000 | 0.59 | 0.04 | 15.21 | 0.000 | |
| G6 PAgg | 0.76 | 0.08 | 9.47 | 0.000 | 0.73 | 0.05 | 15.97 | 0.000 | |