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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Fam Psychol. 2016 Jan 28;30(7):769–779. doi: 10.1037/fam0000185

Table 2.

Standardized Loadings and Residual Correlations for Measurement Model (N = 259):

Construct Indicator 6M Model 1Y Model
Emotional Risk  → Depressive Symptoms .76** .76**
 → Difficulties with Emotion Regulation .67** .67**
 → Trait Negative Emotions .82** .82**
 → Trait Positive Emotions −.35** −.35**
 → Agreeableness −.49** −.49**
 → Neuroticism .77** .77**
Infant-Oriented Cry Processing  → Empathy .69** .68**
 → Accurate Distress Detection .25** .22**
 → Situational/Emotional Attributions .86** .83**
 → Infant-Oriented Cry Beliefs .21** .25**
Mother-Oriented Cry Processing  → Negative Attributions .36** .36**
 → Minimizing Attributions .11t .11t
 → Mother-Oriented Cry Beliefs 1.00** 1.00**
Observed Infant Distress1  → Arm Restraint .52** --
 → Novel Toy Approach .52** --
 → Still Face Re-Engagement .45** --
Maternal Sensitivity to Distress1  → Arm Restraint .60** --
 → Novel Toy Approach .52** --
 → Still Face Re-Engagement .41** --
Residual Correlations Trait Positive with Negative Emotions .29** .29**
Negative with Minimizing Attributions .45** .45**
Minimizing with Situational Attributions .30** .41**
Negative with Situational Attributions .36** .39**
Arm Restraint Infant with Mother −.28** --
Still Face Infant with Mother −.66** --
Situational Attributions with Infant Distress 1.48** --
Empathy with Infant Distress .74** --
Infant-oriented and Mother-oriented cry
processing
−.18** −.14t
t

p < .10;

*

p < .05,

**

p < .01.

1

At 1 year, maternal sensitivity and observed infant distress are manifest variable