Table 4.
Crude and adjusted associations of child externalizing behaviour problems with maternal employment at child age 3 years
| Pure externalizing behaviour problems | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate | Severe | |||
| RR | 95 % CI | RR | 95 % CI | |
| Crude effect of externalizing problems | 1.01 | 0.91–1.13 | 1.11 | 0.90–1.37 |
| Stepwise inclusion of covariates | ||||
| + Maternal liability to common mental health | 1.00 | 0.90–1.12 | 1.09 | 0.88–1.34 |
| + Maternal age | 0.98 | 0.88–1.10 | 1.05 | 0.85–1.29 |
| + Educational attainment | 0.96 | 0.86–1.07 | 1.02 | 0.83–1.25 |
| + Father’s income | 0.97 | 0.87–1.08 | 1.02 | 0.83–1.26 |
| + Marital status and number of children | 0.97 | 0.87–1.08 | 1.03 | 0.84–1.27 |
RR risk ratio, CI confidence interval, Birth year (2000–2005) is adjusted for in all analyses