TABLE 4.
Regression of Toddlers’ Externalizing Behavior Problems (Time 3) on Maternal Depression Status (Time 1) and Maternal Negativity (Time 2)
Unstandardized B | SE B | t Value (df =97) | p | |
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Step 1 | ||||
Past Maternal Depressiona | 2.18 | 2.16 | 1.01 | ns |
Current Maternal Depressiona | 3.68 | 2.37 | 1.55 | ns |
Maternal Negativity (Time 1) | 22.62 | 14.05 | 1.61 | ns |
Socioeconomic Status | −0.03 | 0.99 | −0.03 | ns |
No. of Children in Home | −0.28 | 1.21 | −0.23 | ns |
Step 2 | ||||
Maternal Negativity (Time 2) (Path b) | 48.92 | 15.04 | 3.25 | .002 |
For the effects shown categorical predictor variables were coded based on recommendations by Cohen et al. (2002) such that past maternal depression: 0 =no depression, 0 =current Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), 1 =past MDD; Current maternal depression: 0 =no depression, 1 =current MDD, 0 =past MDD.