Table 4.
Estimated coefficients for associations between predictor variables and internalizing and externalizing problems, and prosocial behavior
| Number of moves × days in care models | ACE count × days in care models | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internalizing | Externalizing | Prosocial | Internalizing | Externalizing | Prosocial | |
| Number of moves | − 0.197 (0.135) | 0.017 (0.151) | − 0.021 (0.166) | − 0.176** (0.066) | − 0.329* (0.145) | 0.044** (0.006) |
| ACE count | 0.163* (0.076) | 0.260** (0.017) | 0.009 (0.027) | 0.213** (0.056) | 0.507* (0.221) | − 0.164** (0.034) |
| Days in care | − 0.0005** (0.0001) | 0.0002 (0.0002) | 0.001 (0.001) | − 0.0001 (0.001) | 0.001 (0.002) | − 0.0003 (0.0003) |
| Days with birth parents | 0.001 (0.0005) | 0.0003** (0.00004) | 0.0001 (0.0002) | 0.001* (0.0004) | 0.0003** (0.0001) | 0.0001 (0.0002) |
| Child gender | − 0.754 (0.711) | 0.878 (0.624) | 0.946** (0.282) | − 0.733 (0.730) | − 0.941 (0.548) | 0.937** (0.279) |
| Internalizing problemst−1 | 0.434* (0.185) | 0.435* (0.188) | ||||
| Externalizing problemst−1 | 0.444** (0.136) | 0.464** (0.140) | ||||
| Prosocial behaviort−1 | 0.403** (0.069) | 0.399** (0.059) | ||||
| Number of moves × days in care | 0.00005 (0.0002) | − 0.001** (0.0001) | 0.0001 (0.0003) | |||
| ACE count × days in care | − 0.0001 (0.0002) | − 0.0005 (0.0004) | 0.0003** (0.0001) | |||
| Intercept | 5.380* (2.700) | 5.100** (1.070) | 1.970 (1.760) | 5.070 (3.080) | 4.750**(1.040) | 2.660 (1.490) |
| Observations | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 |
| Adjusted R2 | 0.310 | 0.296 | 0.380 | 0.310 | 0.296 | 0.391 |
| F statistic | 8.090** | 7.630** | 10.700** | 8.100** | 7.620** | 11.200** |
AR-1 autoregressive models. Coefficients are unstandardized to allow for direct interpretability. Standard errors are clustered by individual respondent and presented in brackets below the coefficients. Models are adjusted for respondent (adoptive parent) age at adoption, relationship status, education, income, employment, and siblings in household (see online supplement for all coefficients)
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01