Table 6.
Unique Association Regressions from Multilevel Structural Equation Models with Construct and Criterion Indicators – Reflective Factors
| Construct | Criterion Validity | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor (level) | Child Stress (W) | Child Stress (B) | Psych Prob (W) | Psych Prob (B) | Family Support (W) | Family Support (B) | Health (W) | Health (B) |
| Family conflict (W) | −0.56 | - | −0.68 | - | 0.04 | - | 0.73 | - |
| Impaired caregiving (W) | 0.41 | - | 1.77 | - | −1.03 | - | −0.33 | - |
| Parental dysfunction (W) | 0.75 | - | −0.61 | - | 1.22 | - | 0.02 | - |
| Financial insecurity (W) | −1.60 | - | 0.85 | - | −0.12 | - | 0.01 | - |
| Poor child-environment fit (W) | 1.79 | - | 0.25 | - | −0.33 | - | −0.54 | - |
| Household dysfunction (W) | 0.21 | - | −1.01 | - | −0.55 | - | −0.36 | - |
| Chaotic Families (B) | - | 0.75* | - | 0.36 | - | −0.02 | - | 0.38* |
| Stressful environment (B) | - | −0.15 | - | 0.09 | - | −0.21 | - | −0.98* |
| Poor family-environment fit (B) | - | 0.37* | - | 0.22 | - | −0.44* | - | −0.15 |
| R2 | .72 | .88 | .52 | .43 | .33 | .36 | .22 | .83 |
Note. W = Within-family level; B = Between-family level. Estimates are standardized.
*
Significant = credible intervals exclude zero.