Table 4.
Results of the structural paths for the five LDS models of children’s temperament as predictors of children’s social defense profiles of reactivity to interparental conflict.
| Structural Paths for Each Temperament Model |
LDS Change Outcomes From Wave 1 to Wave 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Δ Secure | Δ Mobilizing | Δ Dominant | Δ Demobilizing | |
| Model 1: Approach | ||||
| Autoregressive Path | −.63** | −.62** | −.69** | −.63** |
| Interparental Conflict History | −.09 | .07 | −.08 | .16** |
| Proximal Interparental Conflict | −.12* | .16** | .00 | −.06 |
| Child Gender | .00 | −.01 | −.07 | .03 |
| Parent Occupational Prestige | .05 | .00 | .00 | −.05 |
| Family Income Per Capita | .02 | .02 | .04 | .02 |
| Temperamental Approach | −.08 | .20** | .21** | −.20** |
| Model 2: Frustration Proneness | ||||
| Autoregressive Path | −.63** | −.62** | −.65** | −.62** |
| Interparental Conflict History | −.09 | .06 | −.07 | .17** |
| Proximal Interparental Conflict | −.12* | .16** | −.03 | −.06 |
| Child Gender | .01 | −.03 | −.06 | .05 |
| Parent Occupational Prestige | .03 | .03 | .01 | −.09 |
| Family Income Per Capita | .03 | −.01 | .03 | .04 |
| Frustration Proneness | −.11 | .21* | .09 | −.20* |
| Model 3: Positive Affect | ||||
| Autoregressive Path | −.63** | −.62** | −.65** | −.62** |
| Interparental Conflict History | −.10 | .13* | −.05 | .11* |
| Proximal Interparental Conflict | −.10 | .14** | −.03 | −.04 |
| Child Gender | −.01 | .01 | −.05 | .02 |
| Parent Occupational Prestige | .06 | −.05 | −.01 | −.02 |
| Family Income Per Capita | .02 | .02 | .04 | .02 |
| Positive Affect | .00 | .19** | .00 | −.14* |
Note. For clarity, significant structural paths between the temperament factors and the SDS profiles are bolded.
p ≤ .05;
p ≤ .01