TABLE III.

Longitudinal statistics for the Parenting Stress Index

	Intercept	Estimate	t
Child Domain	94.57	−0.08	−0.15
Adaptability	23.64	0.26	1.33
Acceptability	10.66	0.11	1.02
Demandingness	17.97	0.07	0.41
Mood	8.48	0.26	2.79*
Distractibility/Hyperactivity	25.69	−0.61	−3.94**
Reinforces Parent	7.85	0.08	1.04
Parent Domain	106.04	−0.18	−0.23
Competence	23.00	0.15	0.95
Social Isolation	11.68	0.04	0.32
Attachment to the Child	10.04	0.04	0.44
Health	11.73	−0.20	−1.60
Role Restriction	16.59	−0.11	−0.70
Depression	15.81	0.19	1.05
Spouse	15.86	−0.09	−0.50
Total Stress	201.58	−0.52	−0.45

^*p < .01

^**p < .001

Note. Repeated measures linear modeling to estimate longitudinal trajectory. Intercept reflects the initial mean score or where the proposed line crosses the Y axis. Estimate reflects change per year; t value reflects difference in slope (estimate) from an expected slope of 0.