Table 3.
Standardized regression coefficients from path model involving caregiver behaviors as mediators
| β |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensitive | Harsh–Intrus. | Conduct | Callousness | Empathy | |
| TC age (1st grade)a | 0.00 | −0.01 | −0.04 | −0.04 | 0.01 |
| Distress novelty (6 months) | −0.09*** | 0.09** | −0.04 | −0.02 | −0.01 |
| Distress limitations (6 months) | −0.04 | −0.02 | 0.16*** | 0.13*** | −0.06 |
| Race (African American) | −0.19*** | 0.25*** | −0.17*** | −0.10** | −0.01 |
| Gender (male) | −0.04† | 0.09*** | 0.09** | 0.07* | −0.13*** |
| PC education (0–36 months) | 0.25*** | −0.22*** | 0.08* | 0.03 | −0.03 |
| Income/needs (0–36 months) | 0.08* | −0.06† | −0.05 | −0.00 | −0.04 |
| Chaos: disorganization (0–36 months) | −0.26*** | 0.20*** | 0.14** | 0.08* | −0.07† |
| Chaos: instability (0–36 months) | −0.05* | 0.06* | 0.01 | 0.02 | −0.05 |
| PCX: sensitive (0–36 months) | — | — | −0.20† | −0.20*** | 0.25*** |
| PCX: harsh–intrusive (0–36 months) | — | — | 0.09† | 0.24*** | −0.01 |
| R2 | .44 | .37 | .14 | .21 | .12 |
Note: N = 1,230. TC, Target child; PC, primary caregiver; PCX, Parent–child interaction codes.
Bivariate correlation, not regression coefficient.
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