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. 2017 Jul 5;12(7):e0179954. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179954

Table 3. Regression analyses showing associations between father absence and outcome measures for female participants.

(Reference category for Country is Australia).

β SE p partial eta squared Adjusted R2
Factor 1
Reactivity
Country -0.50 0.15 .001 .05 .04
Father absence .01
 before 12 0.31 0.18 .08
 after 12 0.27 0.20 .17
Country x Father absence <.01
 before 12 -0.02 0.28 .95
 after 12 -0.30 0.35 .40
Factor 2
Masculinity
Country 0.45 0.14 .002 .02 .03
Father absence <.01
 before 12 0.29 0.17 .08
 after 12 -0.27 0.18 0.14
Country x Father absence .01
 before 12 -0.59 0.26 .03
 after 12 -0.06 0.32 .84
First coitus Country 0.31 0.32 .34 <.01 .04
Father absence .02
 before 12 0.28 0.45 .54
 after 12 .08 0.51 .88
Country x Father absence .03
 before 12a -1.78 0.60 .003
 after 12 -0.29 0.77 .71
Menarche Country -0.33 0.18 .08 .01 .01
Father absence <.01
 before 12 0.10 0.25 .68
 after 12 -0.37 0.28 .19
Country x Father absence <.01
 before 12 -0.35 0.35 .31
 after 12 0.66 0.46 .15

a reflects a weak, positive association between father absence before age 12 and age at first coitus in US but not in Australia