We thereby analyzed the β coefficients (and Wald statistics, respectively) to assess the unique contribution of each of
the single predictor variables to the prediction of the criterion.
Not exact matches
To compare the predictive strength of maternal style and young adult test performance, we built a
single model that incorporated both classes of
variables as
predictors.
It remained a significant
predictor after having controlled for many concurrent
variables that are correlated with young motherhood: antisocial behavior, low education, smoking, drinking,
single parent, poverty, and depression.
Intercorrelations among
predictor variables are summarized in Table I. To control for the influence of the child's age, duration with diabetes, and family structure (
single - parent or two - parent family), we entered these
variables into the regression equation in step 1, and these
variables accounted for 11 % of the variance in metabolic control, F (3, 105) = 4.42, p <.01.
Similarly, provided that the within - group process
variable significantly predicted retention, post hoc decomposition analyses using
single -
predictor linear regression models were conducted to ascertain which aspects of within - group process significantly predicted retention.
To determine which risk and resistance
variables independently predicted metabolic control, we entered the statistical control
variables followed by self - care behavior and the three significant psychosocial
predictors (friend support, drive for thinness by sex, and parent relationship by sex) into a
single model to predict metabolic control.