Table 2. Mediation of Associations Between Maternal Support and Child Socioemotional Adjustment Trajectory Intercepts.
Variable | Externalizing problems intercept | Internalizing problems intercept | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Not adjusted for mediators | Adjusted for mediators | Not adjusted for mediators | Adjusted for mediators | |
Note. Data presented are standardized betas, and analysis is based on 20 imputed data sets. N = 2649. Models are adjusted for child gender and developmental delay, maternal age, ethnic group, education, physical and mental health, smoking in pregnancy, couple relationship, father in household, number of children, grandparent in household, additional adult in household, and family poverty. | ||||
* p < .05. ** p < .01. *** p < .001. | ||||
Formal support | −.29*** | −.19* | −.32*** | −.28*** |
Social support | −.23* | −.09 | −.26*** | −.15* |
Economic strain | .14* | .21** | ||
Maternal distress | .13 | .31*** | ||
Dysfunctional parenting | 1.08*** | .37*** |