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Published in final edited form as: Dev Psychopathol. 2008 Summer;20(3):1003–1021. doi: 10.1017/S0954579408000473

Table 2. Caregiver Stress Effects on AM–PM Cortisol Levels.

Effect	Estimate	t	p
Fixed effects
Intercept	0.384	30.911	0.000
Caregiver stress (M1–M2)	0.033	0.515	0.607
Caregiver stress (M3–M12)	−0.019	−0.533	0.594
Caregiver stress (M1–M2) × RFC	−0.036	−0.339	0.734
Caregiver stress (M3–M12) × RFC	−0.136	−2.143	0.032
Random effects
Intercept	0.506	7.474	0.000
Slope	0.911	3.735	0.000
Cor(intercept, slope)	−0.913	−4.525	0.000
Residual SD	0.267	50.371	0.000

Note. M1–M12 = monthly assessments 1–12. RFC = regular foster care comparison group.