Table 4.
Classes predicting four-year-old & kindergarten outcomes (N = 305)
| Baseline Variable | Preschool Social Competence (SCBE-30) | Outcome Variables Preschool Classroom Adjustment (PLBS, TRSSA) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | SE | β | B | SE | β | |
| Intercept | −1.75** | .64 | --- | −4.88*** | 1.39 | --- |
| Sex (1=male, 2=female) | .90 | .29 | .18** | 2.63 | .63 | .24*** |
| High Economic Risk (1=Private Childcare, 2=Head Start) | .74 | .29 | .15* | 1.73 | .63 | .15** |
| Happy/Passive | −.79 | .44 | −.12+ | −2.40 | .96 | −.16* |
| Sad/Passive | −1.34 | .43 | −.20** | −3.31 | .93 | −.23*** |
| Angry/Passive | −.73 | .40 | −.12+ | −1.62 | .86 | −.12+ |
| Angry/Aggressive | −.99 | .50 | −.12* | −2.62 | 1.09 | −.15* |
| Baseline Variable | Kindergarten Social Competence (SCBE-30) | Kindergarten Classroom Adjustment (PLBS, TRSSA) | Kindergarten Academic Readiness (ECLS-K) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | SE | β | B | SE | β | B | SE | β | |
| Intercept | 1.78 | 1.00+ | --- | 1.42 | 2.24 | --- | 2.25 | 1.13 | --- |
| Sex (1=male, 2=female) | .19 | .45 | .04 | 2.18 | 1.01 | .20* | .04 | .51 | .01 |
| High Economic Risk (1=Private Childcare, 2=Head Start) | −.82 | .46 | −.17* | −1.87 | 1.02 | −.17+ | −.80 | .51 | −.15 |
| Happy/Passive | −.82 | .69 | −.13 | −1.79 | 1.54 | −.12 | −1.74 | .78 | −.24* |
| Sad/Passive | −1.10 | .67 | −.18+ | −3.10 | 1.59 | −.22* | −2.01 | .76 | −.28** |
| Angry/Passive | −1.38 | .62 | −.25* | −2.89 | 1.38 | −.22* | −1.48 | .70 | −.23* |
| Angry/Aggressive | −1.50 | .79 | −.20+ | −2.86 | 1.76 | −.17+ | −.41 | .89 | −.05 |
Note. All regressions use Sad/Socially Competent as the reference group. B = Regression Weight; SE = Regression Weight Standard Error; β = Standardised Regression Weight;
+
p < .10,
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01,
***
p < .001.