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Table 3 Maternal character traits predicting child externalizing problems in the total population and boys and girls respectively. Linear regression

From: Maternal temperament and character: associations to child behavior at the age of 3 years

 

Total population

Boys

Girls

Adjusted B

(95.0 % CI)

p-value

Adjusted B

(95.0 % CI)

p-value

Adjusted B

(95.0 % CI)

p-value

Maternal character trait

    

Self-directedness (SD)

− 0.35 (− 0.45–− 0.26)

< 0.001

− 0.42 (− 0.56– − 0.28)

< 0.001

− 0.29 (− 0.43– − 0.16)

< 0.001

EPDS

0.88 (− 0.26–2.02)

0.132

− 0.30 (− 1.95–1.35)

0.721

2.11 (0.54–3.67)

0.008

Life events

4.31 (2.94–5.67)

< 0.001

6.16 (4.37–7.95)

< 0.001

1.13 (− 0.97–3.24)

0.291

Divorce

0.45 (− 0.72–1.62)

0.452

0.46 (− 1.18–2.10)

0.583

0.40 (− 1.26–2.05)

0.637

Unemployment

2.77 (1.60–3.93)

< 0.001

2.03 (0.48–3.58)

0.011

3.84 (2.07–5.61)

< 0.001

Parental immigration

− 0.09 (− 1.34–1.17)

0.893

− 0.22 (− 1.81–1.38)

0.791

− 0.18 (− 2.26–1.90)

0.864

Cooperativeness (CO)

− 0.25 (− 0.37– − 0.13)

< 0.001

− 0.24 (− 0.41– − 0.07)

0.006

− 0.28 (− 0.44–− 0.11)

0.001

EPDS

1.90 (0.79–3.01)

0.001

1.19 (− 0.40–2.77)

0.143

2.72 (1.18–4.25)

0.001

Life events

4.49 (3.10–5.87)

< 0.001

6.29 (4.46–8.12)

< 0.001

1.38 (− 0.74–3.50)

0.202

Divorce

0.28 (− 0.91–1.47)

0.640

0.15 (− 1.53–1.82)

0.864

0.42 (− 1.26–2.09)

0.625

Unemployment

2.88 (1.70–4.07)

< 0.001

2.09 (0.51–3.67)

0.010

4.05 (2.27–5.84)

< 0.001

Parental immigration

0.19 (− 1.08–1.45)

0.775

− 0.01 (–1.64–1.61)

0.988

0.16 (− 1.93–2.24)

0.883

Self-transcendence (ST)

0.01 (− 0.10–0.12)

0.840

0.08 (− 0.07–0.24)

0.291

− 0.05 (− 0.21–0.10)

0.491

EPDS

2.09 (0.97–3.20)

< 0.001

1.27 (− 0.33–2.87)

0.119

3.00 (1.46–4.54)

< 0.001

Life events

4.42 (3.02–5.82)

< 0.001

6.17 (4.33–8.02)

< 0.001

1.40 (− 0.75–3.56)

0.202

Divorce

− 0.00 (− 1.19–1.19)

0.996

− 0.09 (− 1.76–1.59)

0.918

0.06 (− 1.61–1.73)

0.943

Unemployment

2.79 (1.60–3.98)

< 0.001

1.99 (0.40–3.59)

0.014

3.89 (2.10–5.69)

< 0.001

Parental immigration

0.18 (− 1.10–1.47)

0.778

− 0.14 (− 1.78–1.51)

0.872

0.26 (− 1.84–2.37)

0.805

  1. CI confidence interval, EPDS  Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Multivariate linear regression. Dependent variables: CBCL externalizing scores. Independent variables: Maternal character traits, EPDS, life events, divorce, unemployment, parental immigration status
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