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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 14.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Psychobiol. 2013 Sep 3;56(4):821–835. doi: 10.1002/dev.21155

Table 2.

Descriptives for Total Cumulative Risk Score and Individual Items on Cumulative Risk Index

Risk Score Items M SD Range Risk Present (Proportion)a
1. Postnatal substance use NA .81
2. Chronic poverty status NA .37
3. Low social status NA .14
4. Primary caretaker changes NA .22
5. Sexual or physical abuse NA .02
6. Caregiver depression (BDI) 7.45 6.35 0–45 .15
7. Caregiver psychological distress .56 .48 0–3.10 .15
8. Poor quality home environment 33.83 5.16 13.50–46.00 .16
9. History of child protective services involvement NA .28
Total risk score (sum of items) 2.24 1.41 0–7 NA

NA, not available; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory.

a

Families that met this criteria received one point on their cumulative risk score.