Table 3 Multiple regression analyzes that examined the relationship between two classes of flame retardants and social behavior subscales (n = 69) adjusted for gender, age, family context, and child’s exposure to adverse experiences

 Gender^a

0.21 (0.10) 0.21*

0.44 (0.10) 0.43**

−0.29 (0.10) −0.30**

 Age

0.32 (0.07) 0.44**

0.24 (0.07) 0.33**

−0.12 (0.10) −0.18

 Family Context

0.13 (0.08) 0.18^†

0.21 (0.08) 0.27**

−0.21 (0.11) −0.32^†

 Adverse Experiences

0.04 (0.07) 0.06

−0.04 (0.07) −0.05

0.31 (0.10) 0.42**

 Ln ΣPBDE

−0.13 (0.04) −0.31**

0.03 (0.04) 0.07

−0.05 (0.10) −0.04

 Ln ΣOPFR

0.09 (0.06) 0.15

−0.16 (0.06) −0.25**

0.24 (0.10) 0.31*

R square

0.41

0.44

0.35

R square for model without Flame Retardant variables

0.28

0.29

0.19