Table 5.
Effects of Family Structure Transitions on Internalizing Behavior
| REM w/o TV | REM w/TV | FEM | MSM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
| A. Number of Family Structure Transitions | ||||
| 0 (ref.) | ||||
| 1 | .058** (.025) | .059** (.025) | .061** (.029) | .049* (.027) | 
| 2+ | .019 (.037) | .019 (.037) | .020 (.042) | .011 (.043) | 
| B. Type of Family Structure Transitions | ||||
| Stable coresidential union (ref.) | ||||
| Move out | .070** (.035) | .065* (.035) | .067 (.044) | .052 (.036) | 
| Multiple transitions from coresidential union | .098* (.053) | .093* (.053) | .098 (.061) | .102 (.065) | 
| Stable single motherhood (ref.) | ||||
| Move in | .049 (.036) | .049 (.037) | .056 (.044) | .038 (.040) | 
| Multiple transitions from single motherhood | −.052 (.051) | −.049 (.051) | −.048 (.058) | −.087* (.052) | 
Note: N = 7,946 person-years. Robust standard errors are in parentheses. All models include survey year, its square term, child’s age, and its square term. REM and MSM also control for observed time-constant covariates.
TV = time-varying covariates.
p < .05;
p < .01;
p < .001 (one-tailed tests).