Table A2.
OLS regression results, all early child characteristics as predictors of political orientation outcomes at age 26, using sample constrained to age 26 survey responses
| 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 | 0.1 | 1.94 | .05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 1.82 | .07 | −0.01 | 0.00 | −0.12 | −2.56 | .01 |
| Observed maternal sensitivity | −0.13 | 0.09 | −0.11 | −1.45 | .15 | −0.01 | 0.03 | −0.02 | −0.30 | .76 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.35 | .73 |
| Temperament | |||||||||||||||
| Activity level | −0.10 | 0.07 | −0.06 | −1.39 | .16 | −0.04 | 0.03 | −0.05 | −1.19 | .24 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.65 | .52 |
| Attentional focusing | −0.14 | 0.06 | −0.1 | −2.19 | .03 | −0.08 | 0.03 | −0.12 | −2.72 | < .01 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.97 | .33 |
| Fear | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 2.00 | .05 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.40 | .69 | −0.04 | 0.04 | −0.04 | −0.90 | .37 |
| Shyness | −0.05 | 0.04 | −0.05 | −1.29 | .20 | −0.02 | 0.02 | −0.04 | −1.14 | .26 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 1.47 | .14 |
| Attachment | |||||||||||||||
| Anxious | 0.34 | 0.12 | 0.3 | 2.83 | < .01 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.22 | 2.30 | .02 | −0.01 | 0.08 | −0.02 | −0.17 | .87 |
| Avoidant | −0.56 | 0.23 | −0.48 | −2.44 | .02 | −0.18 | 0.08 | −0.34 | −2.18 | .03 | −0.11 | 0.13 | −0.13 | −0.85 | .40 |
| Disorganized | −0.06 | 0.13 | −0.06 | −0.50 | .62 | −0.01 | 0.05 | −0.02 | −0.23 | .82 | −0.08 | 0.08 | −0.09 | −0.94 | .35 |
Note. N = 655 for the ideological conservativism model and N = 814 for the two party affiliation models, constrained by survey responses. Standard errors are shown for unstandardized coefficients and t-statistics are shown for standardized 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. Secure is the reference category for attachment coefficients. Controls included gender, race/ethnicity, maternal education, income-to-needs ratio, and geographic location. The adjusted R2 for the ideological conservativism model was .16, F(24, 626) = 5.64, p < .001. The adjusted R2 for the Republican Party affiliation model was .10, F(24, 783) = 4.55, p < .001. The adjusted R2 for the Democratic Party affiliation model was .11, F(24, 783) = 4.97, p < .001.