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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Youth Adolesc. 2012 May 10;41(9):1151–1167. doi: 10.1007/s10964-012-9773-8

Table 8.

Hierarchical regression analyses examining relations between the absolute value discrepancy scores for positive relationship quality discrepancy, negative relationship quality discrepancy, and youth self-disclosure with self- and mother-reported internalizing and externalizing adjustment

Predictor variables Self-reported adjustment
Mother-reported adjustment
B SE B β R2 ΔR2 B SE B β R2 ΔR2
Internalizing adjustment
Step 1 .10 .02
 Grade −.02 .01 −.16* −.01 .01 −.10
 Gender −.15 .04 −.27*** −.04 .03 −.11
Step 2a .10 .00 .02 .00
 Absolute PRQ discrepancy .01 .03 .02 .01 .02 .04
Step 2 .10 .00 .04 .02
 Absolute NRQ discrepancy .01 .03 .03 −.04 .02 −.13
Step 2 .09 .00 .03 .00
 Absolute SDQ discrepancy .02 .03 .04 .02 .02 .06
Externalizing adjustment
Step 1 .05 .06
 Grade .01 .01 .04 −.03 .01 −.23**
 Gender .11 .04 .21** .03 .04 .06
Step 2 .06 .01 .06 .00
 Absolute PRQ discrepancy .06 .03 .12 .00 .03 .00
Step 2 .07 .02 .06 .00
 Absolute NRQ discrepancy .06 .03 .15* −.01 .03 −.02
Step 2 .08 .04 .08 .02
 Absolute SD discrepancy .08 .03 .20** .06 .03 .16*

PRQ positive relationship quality, NRQ negative relationship quality, SD self-disclosure

*

p <.05;

**

p <.01;

***

p <.001

a

Separate hierarchical regressions were conducted for the absolute-value positive relationship quality discrepancy score, the absolute-value negative relationship quality discrepancy score, and the absolute-value self-disclosure discrepancy score