Table 5.
Loadings of observed indicators on latent variables.
Latent variable | Indicators | β |
---|---|---|
Social Competence (K) | Prosocial subscale (SDQ) | 0.82 |
Prosocial subscale (SCS) | 0.87 | |
Peer Relationships Scale | 0.77 | |
Social Competence (G1) | Prosocial subscale (SDQ) | 0.86 |
Prosocial subscale (SCS) | 0.87 | |
Peer Relationships Scale | 0.80 | |
Executive Function (58 months) | Operation Span | 0.40 |
Silly Sounds | 0.49 | |
Animal Go/No Go | 0.51 | |
Pick the Picture | 0.62 | |
Executive Function (G1) | H&F | 0.61 |
Backward Word Span | 0.53 | |
DCCS | 0.51 | |
Academic Abilities (G2) | WJ: Brief Reading | 0.80 |
WJ: Applied Problems | 0.86 |
All coefficients are standardized and significant at p < 0.0001. K, Kindergarten; G1, Grade 1; G2, Grade 2; SCS, Social Competence Scale; SDQ, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire; H&F, Hearts & Flowers; DCCS, Dimensional Change Card Sort; WJ, Woodcock Johnson.