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. 2017 Jan 12;31(1):104–117. doi: 10.1002/per.2088

Table 3a.

Model comparison for the prediction of externalizing problems by mother, father, and offspring anger hostility. Ordered by delta AICc

Model names K AICc Delta AICc CFI p R 2 R 2 adj
Mother and offspring
Full polynomial model 7 46 748.820 0.000 1.000 0.000 0.179
Moderated regression 5 46 755.330 6.507 0.966 0.000 0.173
Only offspring effects, squared 4 46 759.170 10.346 0.946 0.000 0.168
Additive effects 4 46 761.290 12.471 0.938 0.000 0.167
Shifted Rising Ridge 5 46 763.180 14.359 0.934 0.000 0.167
Estimate (SE) p Value
b0—intercept 0.211 (0.008) 0.000
b1—offspring linear 0.018 (0.001) 0.000
b2—parent linear 0.005 (0.002) 0.001
b3—offspring squared 0.001 (0.000) 0.042
b4—interaction parent and offspring 0.001 (0.000) 0.046
b5—parent squared 0.000 (0.000) 0.503
Father and offspring
Full polynomial model 7 40 125.080 0.000 1.000 0.000 0.185
Moderated regression 5 40 130.120 5.040 0.971 0.000 0.180
Only offspring effects, squared 4 40 132.980 7.906 0.956 0.000 0.169
Additive effects 4 40 140.100 15.024 0.927 0.000 0.165
Shifted Rising Ridge 5 40 142.070 16.999 0.923 0.000 0.165
Estimate (SE) p Value
b0—intercept 0.216 (0.008) 0.000
b1—offspring linear 0.017 (0.001) 0.000
b2—parent linear 0.005 (0.002) 0.005
b3—offspring squared 0.001 (0.000) 0.100
b4—interaction parent and offspring 0.001 (0.000) 0.008
b5—parent squared 0.000 (0.000) 0.069

Notes: K, number of parameters; AICc, corrected Akaike Information Criterion; CFI, Comparative fit index; R 2, variance explained of the model; pmodel, p value for explained variance of the model; R 2.adj, adjusted R 2. Model abbreviations: X + Y, Model with two linear main effects; X + Y + XY, Moderated regression.