Table 4.

OLS regression results, child temperament characteristics as predictors of political orientation outcomes at age 26

	Ideological conservativism					Republican Party affiliation					Democratic Party affiliation
	b	SE (b)	β	t	p	b	SE (b)	β	t	p	b	SE (b)	β	t	p
Temperament
Activity level	−0.10	0.07	−0.06	−1.42	.16	−0.03	0.03	−0.04	−0.96	.34	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.89	.37
Attentional focusing	−0.18	0.07	−0.14	−2.82	< .01	−0.09	0.03	−0.14	−3.21	< .01	0.07	0.04	0.07	1.74	.09
Fear	0.13	0.05	0.10	2.55	.01	0.02	0.03	0.04	0.90	.37	−0.05	0.04	−0.06	−1.45	.15
Shyness	−0.06	0.04	−0.05	−1.52	.13	−0.03	0.02	−0.06	−1.56	.12	0.04	0.03	0.06	1.64	.10

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 .09, F(19, 866) = 3.97, p < .001. The adjusted R² for the Republican Party affiliation model was .08, F(19, 949) = 3.74, p < .001. The adjusted R² for the Democratic Party affiliation model was .11, F(19, 947) = 5.68, p < .001.