Table 3.

Hierarchical Regression for Parenting, Child Exuberance, and Child Sex on Subsequent Child Socially Appropriate Behavior

	Variable	B	B(SE)	β	ΔR2
Step 1					.09
	Child Sex	−3.01	.65	−.30***
	Positive Parenting	−.07	.25	−.02
	Negative Parenting	.12	.20	.05
	Child Exuberance	−.04	.34	−.01
Step 2					.02
	Child Sex	−3.00	.64	−.30***
	Positive Parenting	.01	.25	.01
	Negative Parenting	.85	.36	.33*
	Child Exuberance	−.01	.33	−.001
	Positive Parenting X Negative Parenting	.21	.09	.31*

^***p < .001;

^**p < .01;

^*p < .05;

^tp < .10