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Table 3 Hierarchical multiple regression analysis, Anxiety (MASC)

From: Emotion regulation and its relation to symptoms of anxiety and depression in children aged 8–12 years: does parental gender play a differentiating role?

Variables

Fathers’ reports on child anxiety symptoms as dependent, fathers’ reports on control and independent variables (n = 285)

Mothers’ reports on child anxiety symptoms as dependent, mothers’ reports on control and independent variables (n = 534)

β (CI)

t

Part2

Total R2

R 2

β (CI)

t

Part2

Total R2

R 2

Step 1

   

18.10%

19.80%

   

16.20%

17.10%

Age (child)

0.10 (−0.09, 3.55)

1.87

   

0.12 (0.73, 3.41)

3.04**

   

Gender (child)

0.11 (0.16, 6.58)

2.07*

   

0.04 (− 1.34, 3.55)

0.89

   

Economy (family)

−0.11 (− 3.01, − 0.10)

− 1.84

   

−0.09 (− 2.30, − 0.10)

− 2.14*

   

Parental Education

0.00 (− 1.48, 1.60)

0.08

   

−0.00 (−1.34, 1.30)

− 0.03

   

Stress (EASQ)

0.01 (−1.09, 1.28)

0.15

   

0.14 (0.54, 2.16)

3.29***

   

Parental psychiatric health (HSCL)

0.40 (1.12, 2.03)

6.84***

   

0.30 (0.76, 1.34)

7.08***

   

Step 2

   

30.40%

12.50%

   

26.20%

10.20%

Age (child)

0.09 (− 0.09, 3.26)

1.86

   

0.12 (0.71, 3.23)

3.07*

   

Gender (child)

0.15 (1.40, 7.34)

2.90**

   

0.07 (−0.23, 4.39)

1.77

   

Economy (family)

−0.12 (−3.08, − 0.21)

−2.25*

   

− 0.09 (−2.15, 0.09)

−2.14*

   

Parental Education

0.04 (−0.91, 1.95)

0.72

   

0.03 (−0.74, 1.76)

0.80

   

Stress (EASQ)

−0.05 (−1.57, 0.65)

− 0.82

   

0.07 (− 0.15, 1.40)

1.58

   

Parental psychiatric health (HSCL)

0.26 (0.59, 1.48)

4.59***

   

0.19 (0.37, 0.94)

4.50***

   

ERC Liability/Negativity (L/N)

0.30 (0.46, 1.08)

4.85***

5.76%

  

0.24 (0.39, 0.86)

5.26***

3.84%

  

ERC Emotion regulation (ER)

−0.13 (−1.19, − 0.05)

−2.13*

1.10%

  

− 0.16 (−1.18, − 0.34)

−3.57***

1.77%

  
  1. All scores are sum-scores. ERC L/N high scores indicate poor regulation skills. ERC ER high scores indicate good regulation skills
  2. SMFQ Mood and Feeling Questionnaire – short form, ERC Emotion regulation checklist, HSCL The Hopkin‘s symptom check list, EASQ Early Adolescence Stress Questionnaire
  3. *p = < 0.05. **p = < 0.01. ***p = < 0.001