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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Exp Child Psychol. 2018 Nov 16;178:295–316. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2018.09.011

Table 4.

Predictive effects of speech preference, risk group, and the interaction of speech preference and risk group on social development in Experiment 1 (speech vs. non-speech; top) and Experiment 2 (speech vs. monkey calls; bottom).

Exp. 1: Speech vs. Non-Speech
Total Score Total Markers
R2Δ B SE 95 % CI R2Δ B SE 95 % CI
Step 1
Constant .04* 5.09 0.39 [4.33, 5.86] .03 3.46 0.23 [3.01, 3.91]
SPI −0.14 0.07 [−0.27, 0.00] −0.07 0.04 [−0.15, 0.01]
Step 2
Constant .04* 4.50 0.49 [3.53, 5.47] .04* 3.11 0.29 [2.54, 3.68]
SPI −0.13 0.07 [−0.27, 0.00] −0.07 0.04 [−0.14, 0.01]
Risk Group 1.50 0.78 [−0.05, 3.04] 0.88 0.46 [−0.03, 1.78]
Constant .02* 4.49 0.49 [3.53, 5.46] .03* 3.11 0.28 [2.54, 3.67]
SPI −0.04 0.09 [−0.22, 0.14] 0.00 0.05 [−0.11, 0.11]
Risk Group 1.49 0.77 [−0.05, 3.03] 0.87 0.45 [−0.03, 1.77]
SPI * Risk Group Interaction −0.19 0.13 [−0.45,
0.07]
−0.13 0.08 90.28, 0.02]
Exp. 2: Speech vs. Monkey Calls
Total Score Total Markers
R2Δ B SE 95 % CI R2Δ B SE 95 % CI
Step 1
Constant .00 5.34 0.41 [4.52, 6.16] .00 3.51 0.24 [3.03, 3.98]
SPI −0.03 0.06 [−0.15, 0.09] −0.02 0.04 [−0.09, 0.05]
Step 2
Constant .02 4.86 0.56 [3.74, 5.97] .02 3.19 0.32 [2.55, 3.84]
SPI [−0.16, 0.08] −0.02 0.04 [−0.09, 0.05]
Risk Group −0.04 0.06 [−0.60, 2.70] 0.68 0.48 [−0.27, 1.64]
Step 3 1.05 0.83
Constant .04 4.95 0.55 [3.85, .05 3.25 0.32 [2.62,
6.05] 3.89]
SPI 0.09 0.08 [−0.08, 0.25] 0.05 0.05 [−0.04, 0.15]
Risk Group 1.02 0.82 [−0.60, 2.64] 0.66 0.47 [−0.27, 1.60]
SPI * Risk Group Interaction −0.24 0.12 [−0.48,
−0.01]
−0.16 0.07 [−0.29,
−0.02]
***

p < .001.

**

p < .01.

*

p < .05.

p < .10.