TABLE 3.

Heterotypic Stability in Mother-Child Interactions from Infancy and Early Childhood to Adolescence

Outcome: 13-year MCIRS		Step 2: 1-year				Step 3: 4.5-year
		PCERA				PCERA
		R2	f2	b	F (5, 196)	R2	f2	b	F (6, 195)
Maternal	Supportive presence; Valuing & warmth	0.07	0.08	0.22**a	2.63*	0.10	0.09	0.19*	3.58**
	Hostility	0.03	0.03	−0.15*a	1.41	0.03	0.02	−0.08	1.16
	Respect for child’s autonomy	0.06	0.06	0.14*b	2.56*	0.09	0.11	0.19**	3.36**
Child	Agency; Affection	0.04	0.04	0.06	1.51	0.08	0.09	0.21**	2.76*
	Persistence	0.01	0.01	−0.04	0.30	0.03	0.03	0.14*	0.92
	Negative affect	0.01	0.01	−0.06	0.41	0.01	0.01	−0.03	0.37
Dyadic	Affective mutuality	0.05	0.05	0.16*b	2.18	0.12	0.13	0.27**	4.44**

Note. Step 1 included demographic variables (maternal education and age, and child birth-order and gender). Higher scores on all PCERA scales indicate higher quality interactions, and higher scores on MCIRS represent a higher degree of the construct rated.

^aEffect decreased but remained significant in Step 3.

^bEffect decreased and became nonsignificant in Step 3.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.