Table 2.

Hierarchical multiple regressions: Predicting CU traits and externalizing problems at age 8–12

	DV = CU Traitsa							DV = Externalizing Problemsa
Predictors	F	R2	Fch	ΔR2	B	SE	β	F	R2	Fch	ΔR2	B	SE	β
Step 1	3.58*	.07	3.58*	.07				3.43*	.07	3.43*	.07
Gender					0.12*	0.05	.23					1.45	0.74	.19
SES					−0.05	0.03	−.14					−0.93	0.49	−.19
Step 2	4.48**	.16	5.07**	.09				3.10*	.11	2.65	.05
Gender					0.09	0.05	.17					0.88	0.77	.12
SES					−0.02	0.03	−.07					−0.80	0.49	−.16
Fearfulness					0.10	0.06	.20					−0.06	0.85	−.01
Guilt					−0.09**	0.03	−.35					−0.86*	0.43	−.23
Step 3	4.55***	.19	4.24*	.04				2.54*	.12	0.38	.00
Gender					0.07	0.05	.14					0.81	0.78	.11
SES					−0.01	0.03	−.03					−0.73	0.51	−.15
Fearfulness					0.06	0.06	.11					−0.26	0.91	−.03
Guilt					−0.09**	0.03	−.37					−0.89*	0.43	−.24
Fearfulness × Guilt					0.10*	0.05	.22					0.46	0.75	.07
	DV = CU Traitsb							DV = Externalizing Problemsb
Predictors	F	R2	Fch	ΔR2	B	SE	β	F	R2	Fch	ΔR2	B	SE	β
Step 1	3.58*	.07	3.58*	.07				3.43*	.07	3.43*	.07
Gender					0.12*	0.05	.23					1.45	0.74	.19
SES					−0.05	0.03	−.14					−0.93	0.49	−.19
Step 2	2.83*	.11	2.01	.04				2.15	.08	0.87	.02
Gender					0.10	0.05	.19					1.09	0.79	.14
SES					−0.03	0.03	−.10					−0.95	0.50	−.19
Fearfulness					0.03	0.05	.05					−0.79	0.77	−.11
Empathy					−0.05	0.03	−.20					−0.30	0.38	−.08
Step 3	3.85**	.17	7.19**	.06				1.73	.08	0.15	.00
Gender					0.08	0.05	.15					1.04	0.80	.14
SES					−0.03	0.03	−.08					−0.93	0.50	−.19
Fearfulness					−0.00	0.05	−.01					−0.86	0.79	−.11
Empathy					−0.06*	0.03	−.25					−0.33	0.39	−.09
Fearfulness × Empathy					0.12**	0.05	.26					0.27	0.69	.04

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01;

^***p < .001

DV=Dependent variable. CU = Callous-unemotional. SES=Socioeconomic status.

^aEquations with the following predictors: gender, SES, fearfulness, guilt, and fearfulness × guilt

^bEquations with the following predictors: gender, SES, fearfulness, empathy, and fearfulness × empathy