Table 3.

Regressions of Mental Health Problems on Contact with Biological Parents (N = 247)

Mental Health Outcomes	Model 1 b	Model 2 b	Model 3 b
Contact Frequency
Biological Mother	−.16**	−.09	−.03
Biological Father	−.17**	−.10	−.19*
Covariates
Gender		−.08	−.11
Age		−.09	−.10*
Black		.01	−.05
Other Race		.00	−.03
Hispanic		−.05	−.09
Physical Abuse		−.02	−.11
Sexual Abuse		.07	.12
Other Abuse		.02	.33
Sibling Placement		−.12	−.16*
Kinship Home		−.15*	−.15*
Group Home		.01	.00
Interactions
Mother Contact x Physical Abuse			.09
Mother Contact x Sexual Abuse			−.47**
Mother Contact x Other Abuse			−.14
Father Contact x Physical Abuse			.03
Father Contact x Sexual Abuse			.43**
Father Contact x Other Abuse			−.22
R2	6%	11%	21%

Note.

For race, White is the reference group. For abuse, neglect is the reference group. For placement types, foster home is the reference group.

^*p < .05

^**p < .01.