Score differences for children with and without learning disabilities are reduced by including child and family characteristics in the statistical models

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Table 2. Score differences for children with and without learning disabilities¹ are reduced by including child and family characteristics in the statistical models
	Altruism	Anxiety	Aggression
Model 1
Learning disabilities	-1.51²	1.27²	1.00²

Child characteristics
Age of child	0.06	-0.04	-0.10²
Female	1.50²	0.00	-0.35²

Intercept	13.12²	3.05²	2.37²
Adjusted R²	0.05	0.01	0.03

Model 2
Learning disabilities	-0.69	0.74²	0.60²

Child characteristics
Age of child	0.08	-0.02	-0.09²
Female	1.32²	0.11	-0.23²

Family characteristics
Two parent	-0.38	-0.38²	0.11
Low to middle income adequacy	0.01	0.26²	0.26²
Family functioning score	-0.10²	0.02²	0.01
Ineffective parenting	-0.22²	0.22²	0.20²

Intercept	16.00²	0.96²	0.31
Adjusted R²	0.13	0.14	0.20

1. Includes learning disabilities identified in 2000 or 2002.
2. Significant at 95%.
Unstandardized regression coefficients for altruistic or prosocial behaviour, anxiety or emotional disorder, and physical aggression or conduct disorder of children aged 8 to 11.
Source: Statistics Canada, National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, PMK Report, 2002-2003.