Internationally Adopted Children from Non-European Countries: General Development during the First Two Years in the Adoptive Family

Table 5

Hierarchical multiple regression analysis predicting communication, temperamental characteristics, and behavior problems at age two (𝑁=100).

	Δ𝑅^2	β	𝑅^2
Communication at age two
Step 1	.02
Communication (at adoption)		.15
Step 2^1	.25^**		.27^***
Gender		−.22^*
Transition reactions		−.18^*
Age at adoption		−.45^**
Gross motor development at age two
Step 1	.02		.10^***
Gross motor development (at adoption)		.15
Step 2^1	.08
Emotionality at age two
Step 1	.47^***		.51^***
Emotionality (at adoption)		.69^***
Step 2^1	.04
Activity at age two
Step 1	.19^***		.50^***
Activity (at adoption)		.43^***
Step 2^1	.07
Shyness at age two
Step 1	.27^***		.32
Shyness (at adoption)		.52^***
Step 2^1	.06
Physically challenging behavior at age two
Step 1	.22^***
Physically chal. Behave (at adoption)		.47^***	.35^***
Step 2^1	.13
Gender		.18^*
Non-physically challenging behavior at age two
Step 1	.19^***
Non-physical Chal. behavior		.43^***	.26
Step 2^1	.08
Age at adoption		−.25^*

Note. ¹Independend variables: gender, transition reactions, and age of adoption. Only significant values are presented. ^***𝑃<.001, ^**𝑃<.01, and ^*𝑃<.05.