Table 1.
Associations, between-group difference tests, and equivalence / negligible effect tests
| Married/Cohabitating (n = 717) | Divorced/Separated (n = 293) | Between-Group Difference Test | Equivalence / Negligible Effect Test * | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1: IPC and Forms of Emotional Insecurity | ||||
| CPIC → SIFS |
β = .598
p < .001 |
β = .470
p < .001 |
βdiff = .129, SE = .074 p = .082 |
95% CI = [−0.016, 0.274]
AH T = 1.74, p =.01 |
| CPIC → SIS |
β = .504
p < .001 |
β = .414
p < .001 |
βdiff = .090, SE = .075 p = .233 |
95% CI = [−0.057, 0.237]
AH T = 0.98, p =.01 |
| CPIC → CPAS |
β = .497
p < .001 |
β = .226
p < .001 |
βdiff
= .271, SE = .067 p < 0.001 |
95% CI = [0.14, 0.402] AH T = 4.04, p =.33 |
| Model 2: Forms of Emotional Insecurity and Mental Health Problems (child report) | ||||
| SIFS → INT |
β = .379
p < .001 |
β = .290
p < .001 |
βdiff = .089, SE = .091 p = .329 |
95% CI = [−0.09, 0.268]
AH T = 0.98, p =.01 |
| SIS → INT |
β = .328
p < .001 |
β = .439
p < .001 |
βdiff = −.111, SE = .069 p = .108 |
95% CI = [−0.246, 0.024]
AH T = −1.61, p <.001 |
| CPAS → INT | β = .041 p = .342 |
β = .083 p = .207 |
βdiff = −.042, SE = .079 p = .597 |
- |
| SIFS → EXT |
β = .446
p < .001 |
β = .210
p = .013 |
βdiff
= .235, SE = .102 p = .021 |
95% CI = [0.035, 0.435] AH T = 2.30, p =.26 |
| SIS → EXT | β = .079 p = .051 |
β = .185 p = .017 |
βdiff = −.106, SE = .088 p = .226 |
95% CI = [−0.279, 0.067]
AH T = 1.20, p =.01 |
| CPAS → EXT |
β = .105
p = .027 |
β = .146 p = .083 |
βdiff = −.041, SE = .097 p = .674 |
95% CI = [−0.231, 0.149]
AH T = −0.42, p <.001 |
| Model 3: Forms of Emotional Insecurity and Mental Health Problems (teacher report) | ||||
| SIFS → INT | β = .126 p = .075 |
β = .025 p = .787 |
βdiff = .101, SE = .117 p = .385 |
- |
| SIS → INT | β = −.020 p = .701 |
β = .048 p = .544 |
βdiff = −.068, SE = .095 p = .473 |
- |
| CPAS → INT | β = −.056 p = .375 |
β = −.061 p = .507 |
βdiff = .006, SE = .112 p = .959 |
- |
| SIFS → EXT | β = .110 p = .094 |
β = .278 p = .068 |
βdiff = −.168, SE = .167 p = .313 |
- |
| SIS → EXT | β = .107 p = .057 |
β = −.088 p = .298 |
βdiff = .195, SE = .101 p = .055 |
- |
| CPAS → EXT | β = .013 p = .817 |
β = .021 p = .883 |
βdiff = −.008, SE = .152 p = .956 |
- |
| covariates = gender, grade | ||||
Note. CPIC = Children’s Perception of Interparental Conflict; SIS = Security in Interparental System; SIFS = Security in Family System; CPAS = Child-parent Attachment Security; INT = internalizing problems; EXT = externalizing problems. AH T = Anderson-Hauck T statistic; Bolded = statistically significant.
The smallest effect size of interest (SESOI) was a “small-medium” effect (i.e., standardized regression coefficient of .30; Cohen, 1992); thus, negligible effect tests are based on an equivalence interval of ± .30. Note that the null hypothesis associated with the AH T statistic is that the regression coefficient is non-negligible (i.e., larger than the SESOI).