Table 14
Hyperactivity and inattention score by child's age: Beta coefficients and standard errors (SE) from multivariate linear models
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Characteristics | Ages 2 to 3 | Ages 4 to 5 | ||
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Beta | Standard error | Beta | Standard error | |
1. p < .05. 2. p < .01. 3. p < .001. 4. Measured at same age as outcome. 5. A higher score means more hostile or ineffective parenting. 6. A higher score means greater family dysfunction. Notes: Characteristics measured when child was aged 0 to 1 unless otherwise noted. All estimates have been adjusted for the cycle (year) of entry into the NLSCY. Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, "The Children of Older First-time Mothers in Canada: Their Health and Development", Children and Youth Research Paper Series, Catalogue number 89-599-M. |
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Maternal age group | ||||
Teenaged (younger than 20) | 0.06 | 0.27 | 0.33 | 0.40 |
Young (ages 20 to 24) | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.27 | 0.22 |
Reference (ages 25 to 29; Ref.) | 0.00 | ... | 0.00 | ... |
Middle (ages 30 to 34) | -0.09 | 0.17 | 0.42 | 0.23 |
Older (ages 35 or older) | -0.06 | 0.24 | 0.34 | 0.33 |
Socio-demographic characteristics | ||||
Child is male (Ref. Female) | -0.02 | 0.12 | 0.603 | 0.17 |
Low-income (Ref. Not low-income) | 0.461 | 0.21 | 0.29 | 0.25 |
High school graduate or less (Ref. More than high school education) |
-0.18 | 0.15 | 0.27 | 0.23 |
Single-parent household (Ref. Dual-parent household) |
0.02 | 0.24 | 0.34 | 0.32 |
Other characteristics | ||||
Positive parent-child interaction (0 to 20)4 | -0.102 | 0.03 | -0.112 | 0.04 |
Ineffective parent-child interaction (0 to 28)4, 5 | 0.223 | 0.02 | 0.273 | 0.03 |
Family functioning (0 to 36)4,6 | -0.01 | 0.01 | -0.041 | 0.02 |
Birth term and weight | ||||
Not preterm (Ref.) | 0.00 | ... | 0.00 | ... |
Preterm, not low birth weight | 0.10 | 0.24 | 0.14 | 0.28 |
Preterm, low birth weight | 0.42 | 0.28 | 0.03 | 0.42 |
Mother's depressive symptoms (0 to 36)4 | 0.053 | 0.01 | 0.083 | 0.02 |
R squared for model | 0.1706 | 0.2114 |
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