Table 5.

Results from GEE Model Predicting Internalizing Behavior

Variables	b (SE)	t	CI
Maltreatment Group (ref = Sexual Abuse)
CPS, no sex abuse	−1.71 (0.42)	−4.11****	−2.52	−0.89
No maltreatment	−2.72 (0.70)	−3.86***	−4.10	−1.34
Age	0.11 (.02)	5.49****	0.07	0.15
Baseline Internalizing Prob	0.49 (0.03)	16.92****	0.43	0.55
Polyvictimization (ref = no)	0.50 (.40)	1.23	−0.29	1.29
Pre-4 Maltreatment	0.13 (0.57)	0.22	−0.98	1.23
Child Gender (ref = female )	−0.13 (.28)	−0.47	−0.69	0.42
Race/Ethnicity (ref = ‘other’)
African American	−0.18 (0.40)	−0.44	−0.96	0.61
White	1.07 (0.43)	2.49*	0.23	1.91
Study Site (ref = Southwest)
East	−0.10 (0.55)	−0.18	−1.18	0.98
Midwest	−0.40 (0.49)	−0.82	−1.36	0.56
South	−0.64 (0.53)	−1.21	−1.67	0.39
Northwest	0.39 (0.42)	0.92	−0.44	1.22

Model 1 Fit (χ² = 1116.63, p<.0001; N = 5137, −2LogLiklihood = 3202