Table 3 Prospective associations between temperament and growth factors of BPD symptoms across ages 14 through 17

Predictors

Β

t

β

t

Demographic covariates

Minority race

0.16

5.38***

-0.04

-0.77

Family poverty, wave 1

0.07

2.30*

-0.01

-0.29

Temperament, parent-report at wave 1

Emotionality

0.12

4.01***

0.08

1.74

Activity

0.06

2.26*

-0.01

-0.27

Sociability^†

0.07

2.37*

-0.04

-0.76

Shyness

-0.11

-3.45***

0.04

0.75

Temperament, teacher-report at wave 1

Emotionality

0.11

3.77***

0.02

0.45

Activity

-0.06

-1.70

0.11

2.26*

Sociability^†

0.02

0.61

0.12

2.25*

Shyness

-0.04

-1.24

-0.12

-2.18*

Total R ²

0.09

5.81***

0.04

2.21*