Table 3.
Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) values indicating goodness-of-fit for each exposure model examined.
| Child-parent separation trajectories | Ranka | AIC | Additional d.f.b |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child-parent separation status at birth | 7 | 138014 | 3 |
| Child-parent separation status at 15th birthday | 5 | 132557 | 3 |
| Age at first child-parent separation | 1 | 130273 | 48 |
| Duration of child-parent separation in years | 2 | 130374 | 45 |
| Duration of familial cohesion in years | 4 | 132238 | 15 |
| Total no. of changes in child-parent separation status | 6 | 132922 | 5 |
| Array of specific child-parent separation trajectories | 3 | 130740 | 24 |
a
The AIC values are ranked smallest to largest; the smaller the AIC value, the better the model fit.
b
The AIC value for the ‘initial’ model fit included only the adjustment variables (with 232 degrees of freedom, d.f.) and did not include a child-parent separation exposure variable. This column indicates the additional degrees of freedom in the model according to each of the seven exposure variables added separately.