Resource factors for mental health resilience in early childhood: An analysis with multiple methodologies

Table 3 Multiple regressions predicting time 2 child SDQ mental health difficulties (n=474)

	Parent-reported child mental health SDQ difficulties			Teacher-reported child mental health SDQ difficulties
Time 1 predictor variables	β	R ² (ΔR ² )	ΔF	β	R ² (ΔR ² )	ΔF
Step 1:		.003 (.003)	1.32		.065 (.065)	32.79***
Gender (female)	-.05			-.26***
Step 2:		.073 (.070)	35.77***		.083 (.018)	9.16***
Gender (female)	-.06			-.26***
Cumulative Adversity Index	.27***			.13**
Step 3:		.304 (.230)	38.61***		.197 (.114)	16.61***
Gender (female)	-.02			-.19***
Cumulative Adversity Index	.22***			.08*
Self-concept^a	-.26***			-.03
Self-control^a	-.14**			-.18**
Child–parent Relationship Quality	-.17***			-.12**
Child-Teacher Relationship Quality	-.08*			-.15**
Step 4:		.311 (.007)	1.22		.209 (.012)	1.80
Gender (female)	-.01			-.19***
Cumulative Adversity Index	.23***			.07
Self-concept^a	-.26***			-.02
Self-control^a	-.15**			-.18**
Child–parent Relationship Quality	-.16***			-.11**
Child-Teacher Relationship Quality	-.09*			-.16**
Adversity x self-concept	.04			-.06
Adversity x self-control	-.02			-.08
Adversity x child–parent relationship	-.03			.05
Adversity x child-teacher relationship	.08#			.06

Note.^a Models predicting parent-reported child mental health difficulties included parent-reported self-concept and self-control as predictor variables, and models predicting teacher-reported child mental health difficulties included teacher-reported self-concept and self-control as predictor variables.
# p < .10; * p < .05; ** p < .01; *** p < .001.

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