Table 3.

Mixed Models Comparison of Parenting Self-Efficacy and Fixed Effects

	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3	Model 4
		Contextual factors	Demographics	Parsimonious model
Parameter	Estimate	Estimate	Estimate	Estimate
Intercepta	38.36***	41.63***	38.95***	39.89***
Eventb	1.79***	1.70**	1.91**	2.08***
FAD		−3.09**	−3.33**	−3.49***
HELP		0.04	0.02
TDS		−0.05	−0.02
Maternal Age			0.18^	0.15*
# of Children			0.58^	0.64*
Prenatal Diagnosis (yes)			0.24
Infant Sex (male)			−1.17^	−1.20^
CCC			−0.14
Marital Status
Living with Partner (vs. Single/Never Married)			−2.74*	−2.42*
Married (vs. Single/Never Married)			−2.23*	−1.98*
Separated/Divorced (vs. Single/Never Married)			−1.42^	−2.78
Education
College Graduate (vs. High School Degree)			−0.44
Graduate Degree (vs. High School Degree)			−0.56
Race/Ethnicity
Hispanic (vs. White)			1.20
non-Hispanic Black (vs. White)			−0.96
non-Hispanic Other (vs. White)			0.55

FAD: Family Functioning, HELP: Family centered care practices, TDS: Infant Medical Complexity; CCC: Complex Chronic Conditions

^{^}p < .10,

^*p < .05,

^**p < .01,

^***p < .001.

^aIntercept centered around mean length of stay at 62 days.

^bThe event equals the slope.