Table 4.
Hierarchical Multiple Regression Analysis to Predict 9th Grade Father-Adolescent Conflict
| Sample Analyzed | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential & Nonresidential Fathersa | Residential Fathers Onlyb | |||||
| Step and predictor | Δ in R2 | B (SE) | β | Δ in R2 | B (SE) | β |
| 1. Covariates | .663*** | .632*** | ||||
| (constant) | 0.13(0.93) | 0.49(1.06) | ||||
| Maternal Depression | 0.36(0.65) | 0.03 | 0.85(0.72) | 0.08 | ||
| Years since Divorce | −0.03(0.06) | −0.02 | −0.06(0.13) | −0.05 | ||
| Adolescent Gender | 0.24(0.55) | 0.02 | −0.09(0.64) | −0.01 | ||
| Conflict with Mother-9th grade | 0.13(0.06) | 0.06* | 0.19(0.08) | 0.16* | ||
| Conflict with Father-8th grade | 0.79(0.06) | 0.77*** | 0.71(0.07) | 0.71*** | ||
| 2. Main Effects | .010 | .026c | ||||
| Internalizing Symptoms-8th grade | 0.06(0.04) | 0.10 | 0.79(0.04) | 0.15* | ||
| Externalizing Symptoms-8th grade | 0.00(0.03) | 0.01 | 0.02(0.04) | 0.03 | ||
| Father Residential Status or Type | 0.02(0.81) | 0.00 | 2.08(2.17) | 0.17 | ||
| 3. Interactions | .015 | .013 | ||||
| Internalizing x Externalizing | 0.00(0.00) | 0.19 | 0.00(0.00) | 0.08 | ||
| Father Residential or Father Type x Internalizing | 0.16(0.12) | 1.04 | 0.05(0.08) | 0.23 | ||
| Father Residential or Father Type x Externalizing | 0.03(0.08) | 0.22 | 0.10(0.08) | 0.54 | ||
| Cumulative R2 | .688 | .671 | ||||
| Final F (11,115)a,(11,89)b | 20.052*** | 16.499*** | ||||
a
Regression includes Father Residential Status in Step 2 and Step 3
b
Regression includes Type of Father (biological or step) in Step 2 and 3.
c
Step was marginally significant (p < .08).
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.
***
p < .001.