Table 3.

Structural equation model for temperament reactivity and quality of maternal caregiving behaviors predicting latent factor of ADHD symptoms

	Boys		Girls
	b	S.E.	b	S.E.
Negative affect (4m)	−.003	.002	−.002	.002
Positive affect (4m)	.002	.002	.001	.003
Motor activity (4m)	.008***	.002	< .001	.002
Maternal caregiving behavior (9m)	−.040	.027	−.097***	.026
Negative affect × Maternal caregiving	−.001	.001	.001	.001
Positive affect × Maternal caregiving	.001	.002	−.006**	.002
Motor activity × Maternal caregiving	−.003*	.001	−.003*	.001
Behavioral problems (7y)	1.079***	.177	.625***	.131
Father ethnicity (1 = Caucasian)	−.426***	.123	−.202	.157
Mother ethnicity (1 = Caucasian)	.465***	.139	.225	.166

Note. 4m = 4 months; 9m = 9 months; 7y = 7 years;

^*p ≤. .05,

^**p ≤ .01,

^***p ≤ .001