Table 3.
Prospective associations between temperament and growth factors of BPD symptoms across ages 14 through 17
| BPD symptom growth factors | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intercept | Slope | |||
| Predictors | Β | t | β | t |
| Demographic covariates | ||||
| Minority race | 0.16 | 5.38*** | -0.04 | -0.77 |
| Family poverty, wave 1 | 0.07 | 2.30* | -0.01 | -0.29 |
| Temperament, parent-report at wave 1 | ||||
| Emotionality | 0.12 | 4.01*** | 0.08 | 1.74 |
| Activity | 0.06 | 2.26* | -0.01 | -0.27 |
| Sociability† | 0.07 | 2.37* | -0.04 | -0.76 |
| Shyness | -0.11 | -3.45*** | 0.04 | 0.75 |
| Temperament, teacher-report at wave 1 | ||||
| Emotionality | 0.11 | 3.77*** | 0.02 | 0.45 |
| Activity | -0.06 | -1.70 | 0.11 | 2.26* |
| Sociability† | 0.02 | 0.61 | 0.12 | 2.25* |
| Shyness | -0.04 | -1.24 | -0.12 | -2.18* |
| Total R 2 | 0.09 | 5.81*** | 0.04 | 2.21* |
Note. †Sociability was scored such that higher values indicate lower levels. *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001.