Table 1.
Predictor | Family belonging | Mother–child relationship |
Stepfather– child relationship |
Mother– stepfather relationship |
---|---|---|---|---|
Family relationships | ||||
Mother–child relationship | 0.774*** | |||
Stepfather–child relationship | 0.230** | |||
Mother–stepfather relationship | 0.018 | |||
Child characteristics | ||||
Female | −0.003 | −0.084 | −0.066 | 0.003 |
Age | 0.016 | −0.200*** | −0.177*** | 0.029 |
Racea | ||||
Black | −0.032 | 0.041 | 0.019 | −0.092* |
Hispanic | 0.070* | −0.030 | −0.054 | 0.023 |
Other race | −0.064* | 0.065 | −0.008 | −0.059 |
Immigrant statusb | ||||
Only adolescent born in United States | −0.029 | 0.022 | −0.060 | −0.067 |
Adolescent not born in United States | 0.056 | −0.012 | 0.030 | 0.018 |
Religiosity | −0.016 | 0.122** | 0.135*** | 0.043 |
Family characteristics | ||||
Income (log of) | −0.067** | 0.032 | 0.002 | 0.001 |
Mother’s education | −0.025 | 0.068 | −0.030 | −0.098** |
Years in stepfamily | 0.001 | −0.010 | 0.039 | −0.174*** |
Number of full siblings | −0.007 | 0.021 | 0.093** | 0.007 |
Number of stepsiblings | −0.042 | 0.044 | 0.015 | 0.017 |
Number of half-siblings | −0.039 | −0.017 | −0.013 | 0.018 |
Note. Coefficients for the family relationship variables are fully standardized. Coefficients for all other variables are standardized on the dependent variable only. For all four latent variables, a high score indicates a positive relationship. χ2(180) = 579.08, p < .001; root-mean-square error of approximation = .03, comparative fit index = .91.
Reference group for race is White.
Reference group for immigrant status is Both born in the United States.
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