Table 4.
Children’s CAR as a Function of Parent-Child Tie, Child Behavioral Problems, and Ethnicity
| Model 1 Internalizing | Model 2 Externalizing | |||||
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| n = 148 | b | SE | Adj. R2 | b | SE | Adj. R2 |
| Step 1 | ||||||
| Intercept | 0.24 | 0.14 | .02 | 0.24 | 0.14 | .03 |
| Child Behavior | −0.01 | 0.03 | −0.01 | 0.02 | ||
| Latinx | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 0.14 | ||
| Parent Report | ||||||
| Praise | −0.07 | 0.17 | −0.08 | 0.17 | ||
| Physical affection | 0.27 | 0.18 | 0.26 | 0.18 | ||
| Stress | 0.03 | 0.16 | 0.05 | 0.16 | ||
| Child Report | ||||||
| Positive parent | −0.19 | 0.22 | −0.21 | 0.21 | ||
| Negative parent | −0.18 | 0.13 | −0.18 | 0.13 | ||
| Step 2 | ||||||
| Child Behavior x Praise | 0.05 | 0.05 | .02 | 0.00 | 0.03 | .02 |
| Child Behavior x Physical affection | 0.05 | 0.05 | .02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | .03 |
| Child Behavior x Stress | 0.01 | 0.04 | .02 | −0.01 | 0.03 | .02 |
| Child Behavior x Positive | 0.01 | 0.05 | .02 | −0.01 | 0.03 | .02 |
| Child Behavior x Negative | −0.08 | 0.03 | .05 | −0.02 | 0.02 | .03 |
| Step 3 | ||||||
| Ch. Beh x Praise x Lat. | 0.19 | 0.08 | .05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | .04 |
| Ch. Beh x Phys. Affection x Lat. | −0.90*** | 0.23 | .12 | 0.05 | 0.07 | .05 |
| Ch. Beh x Stress x Lat. | −0.14 | 0.05 | .06 | −0.02 | 0.04 | .03 |
| Ch. Beh x Positive x Lat. | −0.18 | 0.14 | .02 | −0.02 | 0.08 | .03 |
| Ch. Beh x Negative x Lat. | 0.00 | 0.08 | .03 | −0.08 | 0.04 | .06 |
Note. Models controlled for age and weekend cortisol. 2-way and 3-way interactions were tested in separate models. Models with 3-way interactions controlled for all relevant 2-way interactions. CAR = cortisol awakening response.
*
p < .0167,
**
p < .01,
***
p < .001