Table 3e.
Model comparison for the prediction of externalizing problems by mother, father, and offspring excitement seeking. Ordered by delta AICc
| Model names | K | AICc | Delta AICc | CFI | p R 2 | R 2 adj |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother and offspring | ||||||
| Only offspring effects, squared | 4 | 46 400.270 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.031 |
| Full polynomial model | 7 | 46 404.070 | 3.805 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.031 |
| Only offspring effects | 3 | 46 407.020 | 6.757 | 0.823 | 0.000 | 0.025 |
| Moderated regression | 5 | 46 407.070 | 6.802 | 0.873 | 0.000 | 0.027 |
| Additive effects | 4 | 46 407.860 | 7.598 | 0.827 | 0.000 | 0.025 |
| Estimate (SE) | p Value | |||||
| b0—intercept | 0.209 (0.006) | 0.000 | ||||
| b1—offspring linear | 0.009 (0.001) | 0.000 | ||||
| b2—parent linear | — | — | ||||
| b3—offspring squared | 0.001 (0.000) | 0.002 | ||||
| b4—interaction parent and offspring | — | — | ||||
| b5—parent squared | — | — | ||||
| Father and offspring | ||||||
| Full polynomial model | 7 | 40 368.330 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.043 |
| Rising Ridge model | 4 | 40 369.890 | 1.552 | 0.907 | 0.000 | 0.041 |
| Shifted Rising Ridge | 5 | 40 371.690 | 3.356 | 0.890 | 0.000 | 0.040 |
| Mean | 3 | 40 371.860 | 3.524 | 0.846 | 0.000 | 0.037 |
| Additive effects | 4 | 40 373.640 | 5.308 | 0.830 | 0.000 | 0.035 |
| Estimate (SE) | p Value | |||||
| b0—intercept | 0.210 (0.007) | 0.000 | ||||
| b1—offspring linear | 0.007 (0.002) | 0.000 | ||||
| b2—parent linear | 0.006 (0.002) | 0.001 | ||||
| b3—offspring squared | 0.001 (0.000) | 0.001 | ||||
| b4—interaction parent and offspring | 0.000 (0.000) | 0.320 | ||||
| b5—parent squared | 0.000 (0.000) | 0.653 | ||||
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.