Table 3.

Multiple regression analysis of RSA suppression predicting child behavior problems and compliance

Variable Entered	B	SE (B)	β	T
Predicting child behavior problems on ECBI
Play direction given by mother
Child Age	−0.077	0.020	−0.497	−3.876***
Child Sex	−0.202	0.064	−0.401	−3.158**
RSACDI(M)	0.024	0.031	0.113	0.784
RSAS(M)	0.199	0.067	0.419	2.955**
R2=.470, F(4,35)=7.773, p=.000.
Play direction given by staff
Child Age	−0.053	0.023	−0.345	−2.335*
Child Sex	−0.212	0.067	−0.420	−3.140**
RSACDI(S)	−0.019	0.029	−0.097	−0.677
RSAS(S)	−0.124	0.068	−0.277	−1.827^
R2=.384, F(4,36)=5.608, p=.001
Predicting child compliance with adult direction
Play direction given by mother
Child Age	0.060	0.056	0.176	1.073
Child Sex	0.069	0.181	0.063	0.383
RSACDI(M)	−0.101	0.094	−0.201	−1.083
RSAS(M)	−0.513	0.197	−0.481	−2.612*
R2=.188, F(4,32)=1.854, p=.143
Play direction given by staff
Child Age	−0.045	0.059	−0.132	−0.763
Child Sex	0.146	0.173	0.136	0.844
RSACDI(S)	0.193	0.076	0.441	2.554*
RSAS(S)	0.148	0.171	0.153	0.867
R2=.199, F(4,32)=1.990, p=.120

Note:

^*= p < .05,

^**= p < .01,

^{^}= p <.10

RSA_S(M)=RSA suppression from child-directed to adult-directed interaction with mother; RSA_S(S)=RSA suppression from child-directed to adult-directed interaction with staff; Child Sex is coded as 1=male, 2=female