Table 2.
Domain 2: Consistency in means and relative standing of original and retrospective maternal reports of mother-reported child and mother behaviors
| Original | Retrospective | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure | α | M/ % yes | SD | α | M/ % yes | SD | t/ χ2 | r /% consistency |
| Maternal Report of Child Behaviors | ||||||||
| 5 months | −.01 a | .66 a | ||||||
| Birth weight (g) | -- | 3608.98 | 477.05 | -- | 3603.75 | 478.79 | −.54 | .99*** |
| Birth length (cm) | -- | 52.43 | 2.53 | -- | 52.55 | 3.97 | .15/.64b | −.07/.46** b |
| Maturity at birth (% term) | -- | 100% | -- | 95% | n.a. | 95% | ||
| Ease of “settling in” during 1st month at home | -- | 4.07 | 1.20 | -- | 4.15 | .95 | .51 | .52*** |
| Absence of difficult behaviors during 1st month at home | -- | 9.32 | .91 | -- | 9.30 | 1.02 | −.13 | .32* |
| 20 months | 2.43 a | .21 a | ||||||
| VABS communication | -- | 1.20 | .28 | -- | 1.50 | .27 | 6.33*** | .39* |
| VABS daily living skills | -- | 1.29 | .31 | -- | 1.26 | .89 | −.20 | .10 |
| VABS socialization | -- | .78 | .40 | -- | 1.02 | .49 | 2.67** | .19 |
| VABS motor | -- | 1.19 | .39 | -- | 1.26 | .48 | .90 | .28 |
| 48 months | 2.64 a | .49 a | ||||||
| PBQ non-hostile | .70 | 16.29 | 2.52 | .80 | 18.29 | 2.84 | 5.44*** | .65*** |
| PBQ non-anxious | .67 | 14.05 | 2.16 | .76 | 15.45 | 2.36 | 4.15*** | .58*** |
| PBQ non-hyper | .81 | 4.69 | 1.69 | .79 | 5.38 | 2.18 | 2.39* | .59*** |
| PBQ total | .82 | 44.55 | 5.42 | .87 | 49.49 | 6.28 | 6.58*** | .64*** |
| VABS communication | -- | 1.52 | .33 | -- | 1.54 | .40 | .42 | .64*** |
| VABS daily living skills | -- | 1.16 | .32 | -- | 1.34 | .50 | 2.23* | .35* |
| VABS socialization | -- | 1.27 | .40 | -- | 1.51 | .40 | 3.13** | .28 |
| VABS motor | -- | 1.52 | .31 | -- | 1.75 | .26 | 4.73*** | .44** |
| Child enjoyment | .64 | 5.04 | .42 | .84 | 4.69 | .63 | −3.19** | .30 |
| Expectations of child performance | .82 | 4.38 | .65 | .91 | 4.45 | .82 | .54 | .47** |
| Maternal Report of Mother Behaviors | ||||||||
| 5 months | 9.35 a | 81.25% a | ||||||
| Planned pregnancy | -- | 60% | -- | 86% | 3.89* | 69% | ||
| Problems or complications during the pregnancy | -- | 26% | -- | 24% | 16.11*** | 87% | ||
| Problems or complications during labor and delivery | -- | 38% | -- | 51% | 8.05** | 72% | ||
| Prenatal care | -- | 100% | -- | 97% | n.a. | 97% | ||
| Hours of employment | -- | 31.76 | 15.18 | -- | 30.57 | 16.79 | −.79 | .81*** |
| 20 months | .18 a | .55 a | ||||||
| PSQ Social | .69 | 4.45 | .36 | .80 | 4.34 | .42 | −2.19* | .71*** |
| PSQ Didactic | .51 | 3.79 | .34 | .69 | 3.80 | .43 | .30 | .49*** |
| PSQ Limit Setting | .78 | 3.89 | .80 | .72 | 3.98 | .71 | .79 | .60*** |
| Hours of employment | -- | 24.90 | 18.37 | -- | 29.00 | 16.81 | 1.80 | .65*** |
| 48 months | ||||||||
| Hours of employment | -- | 26.05 | 18.66 | -- | 25.25 | 18.81 | −.42 | .79*** |
Note. n.a.= statistic was not available because the chi-square could not be computed due to missing cells. -- = single item, or Cronbach alpha not appropriate.
a
Grand index.
b
Values after the slash were after removing two influential outliers.
*
p ≤ .05.
**
p ≤ .01.
***
p ≤ .001.