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. 2023 Oct 23;13:18108. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-44105-7

Table 3.

Estimated parameters for mediation multilevel models, as schematized in Fig. 1b, assessing impulsivity, response inhibition, and working memory as mediators of the temporal association of television viewing and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms.

Predictors Estimate Std. Er Pr( >|t|) 95% CI
Television viewing predicting ADHD symptoms through impulsivity
 Intercept (ADHD) − 3.507 0.194 0.000 − 3.932, − 3.186
 Intercept (impulsivity) 11.443 0.173 0.000 11.073, 11.744
 Television viewing on ADHD between-person 0.081 0.041 0.045 − 0.006, 0.148
 Television viewing on ADHD within-person 0.055 0.014 0.000 0.023, 0.085
 Television viewing on ADHD lagged-within-person − 0.001 0.019 0.440 − 0.040, 0.035
 Television viewing on impulsivity between-person 0.525 0.054 0.000 0.425, 0.624
 Television viewing on impulsivity within-person 0.092 0.021 0.000 0.050, 0.131
 Television viewing on impulsivity lagged-within-person − 0.032 0.026 0.085 − 0.089, 0.011
 Impulsivity on ADHD between-person 0.595 0.013 0.000 0.566, 0.622
 Impulsivity on ADHD within-person 0.259 0.007 0.000 0.246, 0.274
 Impulsivity on ADHD lagged-within-person 0.031 0.008 0.000 0.014, 0.046
 Mediation between-person 0.313 0.034 0.000 0.257, 0.374
 Mediation within-person 0.024 0.006 0.000 0.013, 0.034
 Mediation lagged-within-person − 0.001 0.001 0.085 − 0.004, 0.000
Television viewing predicting ADHD symptoms through response inhibition
 Intercept (ADHD) 2.607 0.208 0.000 2.177, 2.994
 Intercept (response inhibition) 32.871 1.032 0.000 31.088, 35.122
 Television viewing on ADHD between-person 0.412 0.055 0.000 0.297, 0.523
 Television viewing on ADHD within-person 0.052 0.019 0.005 0.011, 0.084
 Television viewing on ADHD lagged-within-person − 0.017 0.023 0.245 − 0.062, 0.025
 Television viewing on response inhibition between-person 1.146 0.369 0.000 0.406, 1.886
 Television viewing on response inhibition within-person − 0.015 0.173 0.455 − 0.337, 0.265
 Television viewing on response inhibition lagged-within-person − 0.076 0.218 0.395 − 0.454, 0.348
 Response inhibition on ADHD between-person 0.018 0.004 0.000 0.009, 0.025
 Response inhibition on ADHD within-person 0.001 0.001 0.180 − 0.001, 0.003
 Response inhibition on ADHD lagged-within-person 0.000 0.001 0.435 − 0.003, 0.003
 Mediation between-person 0.019 0.008 0.000 0.007, 0.040
 Mediation within-person 0.000 0.000 0.495 − 0.001, 0.000
 Mediation lagged-within-person 0.000 0.000 0.490 0.000, 0.001
Television viewing predicting ADHD symptoms through working memory
 Intercept (ADHD) 2.897 0.187 0.000 2.527, 3.290
 Intercept (working memory) 18.313 0.541 0.000 17.230, 19.349
 Television viewing on ADHD between-person 0.360 0.049 0.000 0.261, 0.454
 Television viewing on ADHD within-person 0.004 0.002 0.057 − 0.001, 0.008
 Television viewing on ADHD lagged-within-person − 0.004 0.019 0.423 − 0.042, 0.036
 Television viewing on working memory between-person 0.601 0.181 0.000 0.235, 0.969
 Television viewing on working memory within-person 0.152 0.074 0.027 − 0.005, 0.295
 Television viewing on working memory lagged-within-person − 0.016 0.096 0.437 − 0.198, 0.182
 Working memory on ADHD between-person 0.020 0.006 0.010 0.008, 0.033
 Working memory on ADHD within-person 0.004 0.002 0.057 − 0.001, 0.008
 Working memory on ADHD lagged-within-person 0.005 0.002 0.010 0.001, 0.010
 Mediation between-person 0.011 0.005 0.010 0.004, 0.024
 Mediation within-person 0.001 0.000 0.077 0.000, 0.002
 Mediation lagged-within-person 0.000 0.001 0.440 − 0.001, 0.001

The significant mediated between- and within-person associations are highlighted in boldface (p < 0.050, one-tailed p-value).