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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jun 9.
Published in final edited form as: Child Dev. 2021 Dec 6;93(3):760–777. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13713

Table 4.

Regressions Predicting Adult Functional Outcomes from Adolescent-era Relationship Qualities and Attachment States of Mind

Functional Outcomes

Adult Work Performance Depressive Symptoms

Model 1a: Parental Report (Age 26) Model 1b: Peer-report (Age 24–26) Model 1c: Self-report (Ages 24–26)

β entry β final R2 β entry β final R2 β entry β final R2
Step I.
Gender (1=M; 2=F) .12 .00 .08 .05 .19* .26***
Adol. Family Income .14 .04 .03 −.02 .00 .08
ΔR2 for Step .030 .006 .035*
Step II.
Close Friendship Quality (13–17) .14 .11 .27*** .27*** −.31*** −.30***
Parent-Teen Relationship Quality (13,16,18) .15 .10 −.07 −.06 .01 .04
ΔR2 for Step .043 .071** .091***
Step III.
Attachment Security (14) .31*** .31*** .02 .02 −.17* −.17*
ΔR2 for Step .076*** .000 .019*
Total R2 for Model .149** .077+ .145***
Likelihood Ratio Difference in Step II. β weights: Cls. Frd.Cmp vs. Parnt-Tn Rel Qual. 1.38 9.35** 15.67***

Note:

***

p < .001.

**

p < .01.

*

p ≤ .05.

Close friendship quality was rated by the close friend; Parent-teen relationship quality was rated by parents.