Table 5.
Children’s DEC as a Function of Parent-Child Tie, Child Behavioral Problems, and Ethnicity
| Model 1 Internalizing | Model 2 Externalizing | |||||
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| n = 154 | b | SE | Adj. R2 | b | SE | Adj. R2 |
| Step 1 | ||||||
| Intercept | −0.16*** | 0.01 | .06 | −0.16*** | 0.01 | .06 |
| Child Behavior | −0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Latinx | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | ||
| Parent Report | ||||||
| Praise | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | ||
| Physical affection | −0.04** | 0.01 | −0.03* | 0.01 | ||
| Stress | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||
| Child Report | ||||||
| Positive parent | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||
| Negative parent | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | ||
| Step 2 | ||||||
| Child Behavior x Praise | −0.00 | 0.00 | .05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | .06 |
| Child Behavior x Physical affection | 0.00 | 0.00 | .05 | −0.00 | 0.00 | .06 |
| Child Behavior x Stress | −0.00 | 0.00 | .05 | −0.00 | 0.00 | .07 |
| Child Behavior x Positive | 0.00 | 0.00 | .06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | .06 |
| Child Behavior x Negative | 0.00 | 0.00 | .06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | .06 |
| Step 3 | ||||||
| Ch. Beh x Praise x Lat. | 0.00 | 0.01 | .04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | .06 |
| Ch. Beh x Phys. Affection x Lat. | 0.04* | 0.02 | .13 | 0.01** | 0.00 | .18 |
| Ch. Beh x Stress x Lat. | 0.00 | 0.00 | .04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | .08 |
| Ch. Beh x Positive x Lat. | 0.00 | 0.01 | .04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | .06 |
| Ch. Beh x Negative x Lat. | 0.00 | 0.01 | .05 | 0.01** | 0.00 | .12 |
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. DEC = daily decline.
*
p < .0167,
**
p < .01,
***
p < .001