Relationship between early language skills and the development of inattention/hyperactivity symptoms during the preschool period: Results of the EDEN mother-child cohort

Table 2 Standardized parameter estimates of the cross-lagged associations and fit indices of the four structural equation models (EDEN study; N = 1459)

		Model 1^a			Model 2^b			Model 3^c			Model 4^d
		Estimate	S.E.	p-value	Estimate	S.E.	p-value	Estimate	S.E.	p-value	Estimate	S.E.	p-value
Cross-lagged associations
Latent variable language at 5.5 years	Hyperactivity/inattention symptoms score at 3 years	0.01	0.02	0.729	0.02	0.03	0.491	0.04	0.03	0.186	0.04	0.03	0.105
Hyperactivity/inattention symptoms score at 5.5 years	Latent variable language at 3 years	-0.17	0.03	<0.001	-0.17	0.03	<0.001	-0.13	0.03	<0.001	-0.12	0.03	<0.001
Model Fit Summary		CFI = 0.992			CFI = 0.993			CFI = 0.992			CFI = 0.992
		TLI = 0.984			TLI = 0.988			TLI = 0.987			TLI = 0.987
		RMSEA = 0.025			RMSEA = 0.016			RMSEA = 0.017			RMSEA = 0.017
		(90 % IC) = (0.017–0.032)			(90 % IC) = (0.009–0.021)			(90 % IC) = (0.011–0.023)			(90 % IC) = (0.011–0.021)

P-values in bold are statistically significant (p < 0.01)
^aAdjusted for recruitment center and age of the child at the time of testing at 3 and 5.5 years
^bAdjusted for other SDQ scores at 3 years, recruitment center and age of the child at the time of testing at 3 and 5.5 years
^cAdjusted for performance IQ (WPPSI-III), other SDQ scores at 3 years, recruitment center and age of the child at the time of testing at 3 and 5.5 years
^dAdjusted for pre- and postnatal environmental factors, performance IQ (WPPSI-III), other SDQ scores at 3 years, recruitment center and age of the child at the time of testing at 3 and 5.5 years

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