Table 2 Maternal temperament traits predicting child externalizing problems in the total population and boys and girls respectively. Linear regression

0.18 (0.08–0.29)

0.001

0.10 (− 0.06–0.25)

0.214

0.27 (0.12–0.42)

< 0.001

2.12 (1.02–3.23)

< 0.001

1.37 (− 0.22–2.96)

0.091

3.02 (1.50–4.54)

< 0.001

4.35 (2.97–5.74)

< 0.001

6.23 (4.39–8.06)

< 0.001

1.17 (− 0.95–3.29)

0.278

0.10 (− 1.09–1.28)

0.875

− 0.03 (− 1.71–1.65)

0.971

0.10 (− 1.55–1.75)

0.904

2.77 (1.58–3.95)

< 0.001

2.04 (0.45–3.63)

0.012

3.85 (2.07–5.63)

< 0.001

0.22 (− 1.05–1.49)

0.734

0.04 (− 1.59–1.67)

0.960

0.08 (− 2.00–2.16)

0.938

0.19 (0.11–0.27)

< 0.001

0.28 (0.16–0.39)

< 0.001

0.11 (0.00–0.22)

0.050

1.52 (0.40–2.65)

0.008

0.61 (− 0.98–2.21)

0.453

2.61 (1.04–4.18)

0.001

4.46 (3.08–5.84)

< 0.001

6.28 (4.47–8.08)

< 0.001

1.33 (− 0.81–3.46)

0.223

0.03 (− 1.15–1.21)

0.961

0.05 (− 1.60–1.70)

0.956

0.03 (− 1.63–1.70)

0.968

2.80 (1.62–3.98)

< 0.001

1.95 (0.39–3.52)

0.015

3.93 (2.14–5.72)

< 0.001

0.20 (− 1.06–1.47)

0.753

0.10 (− 1.50–1.71)

0.902

0.14 (− 1.96–2.24)

0.895

− 0.04 (− 0.18–0.09)

0.539

− 0.08 (− 0.28– 0.13)

0.457

− 0.02 (− 0.20– 0.16)

0.826

2.11 (1.00–3.23)

< 0.001

1.41 (− 0.19–3.00)

0.084

2.97 (1.43–4.51)

< 0.001

4.44 (3.05–5.83)

< 0.001

6.27 (4.43–8.11)

< 0.001

1.31 (− 0.83–3.45)

0.228

− 0.02 (− 1.17–1.21)

0.972

− 0.08 (− 1.76–1.59)

0.922

0.08 (− 1.60–1.75)

0.929

2.80 (1.61–3.99)

< 0.001

2.08 (0.49–3.68)

0.010

3.88 (2.09–5.68)

< 0.001

0.19 (− 1.08–1.47)

0.765

− 0.01 (− 1.64–1.62)

0.987

0.22 (− 1.88–2.33)

0.836

0.01 (− 0.23–0.25)

0.919

− 0.17 (− 0.51–0.17)

0.323

0.23 (− 0.11–0.56)

0.185

2.09 (0.97–3.21)

< 0.001

1.44 (− 0.16–3.04)

0.077

2.89 (1.35–4.43)

< 0.001

4.43 (3.03–5.82)

< 0.001

6.33 (4.49–8.18)

< 0.001

1.25 (− 0.89–3.39)

0.252

− 0.01 (− 1.20–1.18)

0.989

− 0.04 (− 1.72–1.64)

0.964

0.07 (− 1.60–1.74)

0.933

2.79 (1.60–3.98)

< 0.001

2.09 (0.50–3.68)

0.010

3.87 (2.08–5.67)

< 0.001

0.20 (− 1.08–1.47)

0.762

0.04 (− 1.60–1.67)

0.963

0.28 (− 1.83–38)

0.797