Table 2.

Directional Paths in the Longitudinal Panel Model

	Dependent Variable
	Executive Function			Externalizing			Parenting
	48 Months
Predictor	b	SE	β	b	SE	β	b	SE	β
Parenting 36	0.182	0.025 ***	0.232	−0.048	0.015 **	−0.093
EF 36	0.233	0.029 ***	0.248	−0.040	0.018 *	−0.065
EXT 36	−0.058	0.036	−0.047	0.408	0.023 ***	0.502
	60 Months
Predictor	b	SE	β	b	SE	β	b	SE	β
Parenting 36	0.095	0.020 ***	0.130	−0.023	0.015	−0.042	0.669	0.032 ***	0.579
EF 36	0.085	0.027 **	0.096
EF 48	0.464	0.027 ***	0.493	−0.045	0.019 *	−0.065	0.077	0.038 *	0.052
EXT 36				0.239	0.026 ***	0.276
EXT 48	−0.104	0.037 **	−0.073	0.405	0.032 ***	0.381	−0.006	0.054	−0.002
	90 Months
Predictor	b	SE	β	b	SE	β	b	SE	β
Parenting 60				0.017	0.014	0.034
EF 60				−0.063	0.021 **	−0.078
EXT 36				0.173	0.029 ***	0.186
EXT 48				0.299	0.036 ***	0.261
EXT 60				0.325	0.033	0.302

Note. EF = Executive function; EXT = Externalizing behavior.

^*p < .05,

^**p < .01,

^***p < .001.

Empty cells indicate that no directional path was estimated.