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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 May 28.
Published in final edited form as: Child Abuse Negl. 2018 Sep 22;86:10–21. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.08.012

Table 2.

Path Analysis Estimates Examining Each Dimension of Child Maltreatment Separately.

Variable Maltreatment Severity
Maltreatment Frequency
Direct Effects Indirect Effects R 2 Direct Effects Indirect Effects R 2
Externalizing Symptoms .07 .07
 Physical Abuse .85 .19 .58** −.001
 Sexual Abuse −.61 .16 .19 .02
 Emotional Abuse .4 .01 .33 .06
 Neglect 1.06** −.47** −.22 −.07
 Placement Changes .54** .48**
 Age −.03 −.12
Internalizing Symptoms .02 .06
 Physical Abuse .56 .08 .11 0
 Sexual Abuse .27 .07 1.26** .01
 Emotional Abuse .01 .01 .94** .03
 Neglect .1 −.2* −.01 −.03
 Placement Changes .22** .22**
 Age .18 .13
Placement Changes .03 .01
 Physical Abuse .35 −.002
 Sexual Abuse .3 .03
 Emotional Abuse .03 .11
 Neglect −.88** −.14

Note.

*

p ≤.10.

**

p < .05.