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Table 5 Maternal character 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 character trait

     

Self-directedness (SD)

− 0.17 (− 0.23– − 0.12)

< 0.001

− 0.19 (− 0.27– − 0.11)

< 0.001

− 0.17 (− 0.25– − 0.09)

< 0.001

 EPDS

0.68 (0.02–1.34)

0.045

− 0.36 (− 1.30–0.59)

0.456

1.79 (0.87–2.71)

< 0.001

 Life events

1.72 (0.93–2.51)

< 0.001

2.92 (1.89–3.95)

< 0.001

− 0.14 (− 1.38–1.10)

0.827

 Divorce

− 0.29 (− 0.97–0.39)

0.397

− 0.04 (− 0.99–0.90)

0.930

− 0.63 (− 1.60–0.34)

0.203

 Unemployment

1.27 (0.59–1.94)

< 0.001

0.97 (0.08–1.86)

0.034

1.76 (0.72–2.80)

0.001

 Parental immigration

0.29 (− 0.44–1.01)

0.439

0.31 (− 0.60–1.22)

0.503

0.34 (− 0.89–1.56)

0.590

Cooperativeness (CO)

− 0.18 (− 0.25– − 0.11)

< 0.001

− 0.16 (− 0.26– − 0.06)

0.001

− 0.20 (− 0.30– − 0.11)

< 0.001

 EPDS

1.12 (0.48–1.75)

0.001

0.26 (− 0.64–1.16)

0.576

2.09 (1.19–2.98)

< 0.001

 Life events

1.83 (1.03–2.62)

< 0.001

2.98 (1.95–4.02)

< 0.001

0.01 (− 1.22–1.25)

0.983

 Divorce

− 0.30 (− 0.98–0.38)

0.386

− 0.12 (− 1.07–0.83)

0.801

− 0.56 (− 1.53–0.42)

0.263

 Unemployment

1.34 (0.66–2.02)

< 0.001

1.00 (0.10–1.90)

0.029

1.91 (0.87–2.96)

< 0.001

 Parental immigration

0.41 (− 0.31–1.14)

0.264

0.40 (− 0.52–1.32)

0.392

0.51 (− 0.71–1.73)

0.410

Self− transcendence (ST)

− 0.01 (− 0.07–0.06)

0.820

0.08 (− 0.08–0.10)

0.859

− 0.01 (− 0.10–0.08)

0.791

 EPDS

1.27 (0.63–1.92)

< 0.001

0.37 (− 0.54–1.27)

0.430

2.28 (1.37–3.18)

< 0.001

 Life events

1.79 (0.99–2.60)

< 0.001

2.95 (1.90–4.00)

< 0.001

− 0.02 (− 1.28–1.25)

0.977

 Divorce

− 0.51 (− 1.20–0.17)

0.140

− 0.29 (− 1.25–0.66)

0.545

− 0.82 (− 1.80–0.16)

0.101

 Unemployment

1.28 (0.60–1.97)

< 0.001

0.97 (0.07–1.88)

0.035

1.79 (0.74–2.84)

0.001

 Parental immigration

0.43 (− 0,31–1.17)

0.250

0.39 (− 0.55–1.33)

0.414

0.57 (− 0.66–1.81)

0.362

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