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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Violence. 2022 Sep 8;12(6):393–402. doi: 10.1037/vio0000447

Table 2.

Moderated Mediation Model of Psychological, Physical, and Sexual Abuse Predicting Suicide Ideation at Ages 12, 16, or 18

Model 1 (Psychological Maltreatment) Model 2 (Physical Abuse) Model 3 (Sexual Abuse)
Log Odds 95% CI (low) 95% CI (high) Odds Ratio Log Odds 95% CI (low) 95% CI (high) Odds Ratio Log Odds 95% CI (low) 95% CI (high) Odds Ratio
Psych Maltreatment 0.04 −0.79 0.87 1.04 - - - - - - - -
Physical abuse - - - - 1.05 0.20 1.91 2.86 - - - -
Sexual abuse - - - - - - - - 0.53 −0.41 1.46 1.70
Perceived SC 0.02 −0.02 0.07 1.02 0.02 −0.02 0.07 1.02 0.02 −0.02 0.07 1.02
Gender 1.10 −1.25 3.44 3.00 1.48 −0.87 3.83 4.39 1.03 −1.27 3.33 2.80
Gender × PM 0.03 −0.86 0.92 1.03 - - - - - - - -
Gender × Physical abuse - - - - −0.78 −1.69 0.14 2.18 - - - -
Gender × Sexual abuse - - - - - - - - −0.12 −1.12 0.88 1.13
Gender × Perceived SC −0.01 −0.06 0.04 1.01 −0.01 −0.06 0.04 1.01 −0.01 −0.06 0.04 1.01
White 3.57 0.89 6.24 35.52 3.96 1.37 6.56 52.46 3.88 1.28 6.48 48.42
Other 1.41 −1.61 4.44 4.10 1.25 −1.85 4.35 3.49 1.48 −1.49 4.45 4.39
PM × White 0.60 −0.41 1.61 1.82 - - - - - - - -
PM × Other 0.14 −1.03 1.31 1.15 - - - - - - - -
Physical abuse × White - - - - 0.31 −0.71 1.32 1.36 - - - -
Physical abuse × Other - - - - 0.35 −0.84 1.54 1.42 - - - -
Sexual abuse × White - - - - - - - - 0.79 −0.34 1.92 2.20
Sexual abuse × Other - - - - - - - - 0.40 −0.87 1.67 1.49
Perceived SC × White 0.08 0.13 0.02 1.08 0.08 0.14 0.03 1.08 0.08 0.14 0.03 1.08
Perceived SC × Other −0.03 −0.09 0.03 1.03 −0.03 −0.09 0.04 1.03 −0.03 −0.10 0.03 1.03
SI age 8 0.50 −0.15 1.14 1.65 0.48 −0.18 1.13 1.62 0.42 −0.23 1.08 1.52
Site 0.10 −0.06 0.26 1.11 0.08 −0.09 0.24 1.08 0.08 −0.08 0.24 1.08
Indirect effect of psychological, physical, and sexual abuse on suicide ideation via perceived social competence moderated by gender and race/ethnicity
Log Odds 95% CI (low) 95% CI (high) Log Odds 95% CI (low) 95% CI (high) Log Odds 95% CI (low) 95% CI (high)
Boys × Black −0.03 −0.13 0.04 −0.02 −0.09 0.03 −0.02 −0.11 0.04
Boys × White 0.08 0.001 0.22 0.05 −0.05 0.18 0.06 −0.05 0.22
Boys × Other 0.01 −0.07 0.11 0.01 −0.05 0.08 0.01 −0.07 0.10
Girls × Black −0.02 −0.09 0.05 −0.01 −0.06 0.03 −0.01 −0.08 0.03
Girls × White 0.10 0.01 0.25 0.06 −0.06 0.20 0.07 −0.06 0.25
Girls × Other 0.03 −0.06 0.16 0.01 −0.04 0.11 0.02 −0.07 0.13
Indices of Partial Moderated Mediation
Index SE 95% CI (low) 95% CI (high) Index SE 95% CI (low) 95% CI (high) Index SE 95% CI (low) 95% CI (high)
Gender 0.02 0.04 −0.06 0.11 0.01 0.03 −0.05 0.08 0.01 0.03 −0.05 0.10
White 0.12 0.07 0.01 0.29 0.07 0.07 −0.06 0.22 0.08 0.09 −0.06 0.27
Other 0.04 0.06 −0.05 0.18 0.02 0.04 −0.04 0.13 0.03 0.05 −0.06 0.16

Note: PM = Psychological Maltreatment; SC = Social Comeptence; Boys are the reference group for gender, and Black is the reference group for race/ethnicity. Bold = statistically significant at p < .05. Model 1 includes Psychological Maltreatment as a predictor, Model 2 includes Physical Abuse, and Model 3 includes Sexual Abuse.