Table 1.

Hierarchical regression model coefficients for behavioral disorders and parenting alliance predicting family cohesion.

Step	β	t/F	ΔF	asr2/ΔR2
1		3.19	3.19	0.06
Child’s gender	−0.31	−1.31		0.02
Child’s age	−0.18 *	−2.40		0.08
2		3	−0.19	0.02
Child’s gender	−0.17	−0.69		0.01
Child’s age	−0.14 *	−1.75		0.04
Behavioral disorder	−0.40	−1.57		0.03
3		13.02	10.03	0.32
Child’s gender	−0.10	−0.51		<0.01
Child’s age	−0.14 *	−2.14		0.04
Behavioral disorder	−0.09	−0.42		0.03
Parenting alliance	0.81 **	6.19		0.32
4		13	–0.02	0.06
Child’s gender	−0.12	−0.65		<0.01
Child’s age	−0.16 *	−2.59		0.05
Behavioral disorder	0.20	0.10		<0.01
Parenting alliance	0.49 *	2.88		0.06
Behavioral disorder X Parenting alliance	0.71 *	2.79		0.06

sr² = predictors; ΔR² = model; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01.