Table 3.
OLS regression results, maternal beliefs and behavior as predictors of political orientation outcomes at age 26
| Ideological conservativism |
Republican Party affiliation |
Democratic Party affiliation |
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| b | SE (b) | β | t | p | b | SE (b) | β | t | p | b | SE (b) | β | t | p | |
| Authoritarian parenting beliefs | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 3.61 | < .01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 2.55 | .01 | −0.01 | 0.00 | −0.14 | −3.22 | < .01 |
| Observed maternal sensitivity | −0.14 | 0.08 | −0.12 | −1.70 | .09 | −0.03 | 0.03 | −0.06 | −0.94 | .35 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.93 | .35 |
Note. N = 1,364. Standard errors are shown for unstandardized coefficients. Unstandardized coefficients were calculated using unstandardized predictors and outcomes, except observed maternal sensitivity was kept as a standardized predictor because the composite is inherently unitless. Controls included gender, race/ethnicity, maternal education, income-to-needs ratio, and geographic location. The adjusted R2 for the ideological conservativism model was .10, F(17, 847) = 4.79, p < .001. The adjusted R2 for the Republican Party affiliation model was .07, F(17, 961) = 4.08, p < .001. The adjusted R2 for the Democratic Party affiliation model was .12, F(17, 944) = 6.97, p < .001.