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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Child Dev. 2014 Oct 6;86(2):456–471. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12304

Table 4.

Parameter Estimates from Linear Growth Models of Midmorning Cortisol and Afternoon Cortisol

Fit indices Midmorning and Afternoon Linear Growth Models
χ2/df 90.59/64 (= 1.42)
CFI .800
RMSEA .050
Parameter Estimates Estimate (SE) Z p-value 95% CI
Lower Upper
Midmorning Growth Model
 Intercept, Iam −.756 (.024) −28.18 <.001 −.795 −.716
 Slope, Sam −.006 (.003) −1.90 .057 −.012 −.001
Afternoon Growth Model
 Intercept, Ipm −.685 (.024) −28.18 <.001 −.725 −.645
 Slope, Spm −.001 (.003) −.25 .800 −.006 .005
Variances
 Intercept, Iam .034 (.011) 3.11 .002 .016 .052
 Slope, Sam .000 (.000) 1.97 .049 .000 .001
 Intercept, Ipm .035 (.012) 2.90 .004 .015 .055
 Slope, Spm .000 (.000) .98 .325 .000 .001

Note. Iam = Intercept of linear growth model of midmorning cortisol at childcare (i.e., average across time points); Sam = Slope of linear growth model of midmorning cortisol at childcare; Ipm = Intercept of linear growth model of afternoon cortisol at childcare (i.e., average across time points); Spm = Slope of linear growth model of afternoon cortisol at childcare.