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Table 4 Maternal temperament traits predicting child internalizing 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 temperament trait

    

Novelty seeking (NS)

0.04 (− 0.02–0.11)

0.157

0.05 (− 0.03–0.14)

0.228

0.04 (− 0.05–0.12)

0.402

 EPDS

1.27 (0.63–1.91)

< 0.001

0.38 (− 0.52–1.28)

0.410

2.28 (1.38–3.18)

< 0.001

 Life events

1.77 (0.96–2.57)

< 0.001

2.94 (1.90–3.98)

< 0.001

− 0.06 (− 1.31–1.20)

0.927

 Divorce

− 0.49 (− 1.17–0.20)

0.161

− 0.25 (− 1.20–0.70)

0.607

− 0.81 (− 1.79–0.17)

0.104

 Unemployment

1.27 (0.59–1.96)

< 0.001

0.97 (0.07–1.87)

0.036

1.78 (0.73–2.84)

0.001

 Parental immigration

0.43 (− 0.30–1.16)

0.251

0.43 (− 0.50–1.36)

0.362

0.55 (− 0.69–1.78)

0.386

Harm avoidance (HA)

0.11 (0.06–0.16)

< 0.001

0.12 (0.05–0.18)

< 0.001

0.10 (0.04–0.17)

0.003

 EPDS

0.94 (0.29–1.59)

0.005

0.05 (− 0.86–0.96)

0.913

1.95 (1.03–2.87)

< 0.001

 Life events

1.80 (1.01–2.59)

< 0.001

2.97 (1.94–4.00)

< 0.001

− 0.03 (− 1.27–1.22)

0.968

 Divorce

− 0.49 (− 1.17–0.18)

0.154

− 0.23 (− 1.17–0.72)

0.637

− 0.84 (− 1.82–0.13)

0.089

 Unemployment

1.28 (0.60–1.96)

< 0.001

0.93 (0.04–1.83)

0.041

1.83 (0.78–2.88)

0.001

 Parental immigration

0.43 (− 0.30–1.16)

0.250

0.45 (− 0.47–1.37)

0.337

0.49 (− 0.74–1.71)

0.436

Reward dependence (RD)

− 0.08 (− 0.16– − 0.01)

0.036

− 0.08 (− 0.20– 0.04)

0.171

− 0.08 (− 0.19– 0.03)

0.136

 EPDS

1.30 (0.66–1.94)

< 0.001

0.42 (− 0.49–1.32)

0.365

2.29 (1.39–3.19)

< 0.001

 Life events

1.80 (1.00–2.60)

< 0.001

2.97 (1.93–4.01)

< 0.001

− 0.02 (− 1.28–1.23)

0.971

 Divorce

− 0.46 (− 1.15–0.22)

0.186

− 0.26 (− 1.21–0.69)

0.588

− 0.75 (− 1.74–0.23)

0.132

 Unemployment

1.29 (0.61–1.98)

< 0.001

1.00 (0.10–1.91)

0.030

1.78 (0.73–2.84)

0.001

 Parental immigration

0.42 (− 0.32–1.15)

0.265

0.40 (− 0.53–1.32)

0.397

0.53 (− 0.70–1.77)

0.394

Persistence (PS)

0.09 (− 0.05–0.22)

0.210

0.06 (− 0.13–0.26)

0.507

0.12 (− 0.08–0.31)

0.240

 EPDS

1.23 (0.59–1.87)

< 0.001

0.34 (− 0.56–1.25)

0.457

2.23 (1.33–3.13)

< 0.001

 Life events

1.75 (0.95–2.55)

< 0.001

2.93 (1.88–3.98)

< 0.001

− 0.07 (− 1.33–1.18)

0.911

 Divorce

− 0.53 (− 1.22–0.15)

0.127

− 0.33 (− 1.28–0.63)

0.502

− 0.81 (− 1.79–0.17)

0.103

 Unemployment

1.27 (0.58–1.95)

< 0.001

0.97 (0.07–1.87)

0.036

1.78 (0.73–2.83)

0.001

 Parental immigration

0.41 (− 0.32–1.15)

0.270

0.38 (− 0.54–1.31)

0.418

0.59 (− 0.64–1.82)

0.348

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