Table 4.
Regression coefficients, standard errors (SE), and summary information for the simple mediation model assessing the effect that baseline TADS subscale factor scores (X) exert on the change in the BDI sum score (Y) through the BRS baseline factor score (M)
| a. Emotional Abuse | ||||||||||||
| Antecedent | Consequent | |||||||||||
| Mediator (BRS) | Dependent (BDI change) | |||||||||||
| Coeff | SE | p | Coeff | SE | p | |||||||
| X (EmoAb) | a | −0.31 | 0.06 | <.001 | c’ | −0.82 | 0.69 | .24 | ||||
| M (BRS) | – | – | – | b | 1.76 | 0.65 | .01 | |||||
| U1 Age | a2 | −0.07 | 0.03 | .05 | c´2 | −0.83 | 0.38 | .03 | ||||
| U2 Gender | a3 | −0.60 | 0.13 | <.001 | c’3 | 1.33 | 1.51 | .38 | ||||
| Constant | iM | 1.55 | 0.58 | .01 | iy | 9.23 | 6.58 | .16 | ||||
| R2 =.17 | R2 =.06 | |||||||||||
| F(295) = 19.97, p <.001 | F(294) = 5.01, p <.001 | |||||||||||
| ab = −0.54; Boot SE = 0.18; 95% CI (boot) = −0.92 to −0.18 | ||||||||||||
| b. Emotional Neglect | ||||||||||||
| Antecedent | Consequent | |||||||||||
| Mediator (BRS) | Dependent (BDI change) | |||||||||||
| Coeff | SE | p | Coeff | SE | p | |||||||
| X (EmoNg) | a | −0.24 | 0.06 | <.001 | c’ | −0.67 | 0.65 | .30 | ||||
| M (BRS) | – | – | – | b | 1.82 | 0.64 | .005 | |||||
| U1 Age | a2 | −0.08 | 0.03 | .02 | c´2 | −0.85 | 0.38 | .02 | ||||
| U2 Gender | a3 | −0.65 | 0.13 | <.001 | c’3 | 1.24 | 1.51 | .41 | ||||
| Constant | iM | 1.80 | 0.58 | .002 | iy | 9.71 | 6.55 | .14 | ||||
| R2 =.14 | R2 =.06 | |||||||||||
| F(295) = 16.64, p <.001 | F(294) = 4.92, p <.001 | |||||||||||
| ab = −0.44; Boot SE = 0.17; 95% CI (boot) = −0.80 to −0.14 | ||||||||||||
| c. Physical Abuse | ||||||||||||
| Antecedent | Consequent | |||||||||||
| Mediator (BRS) | Dependent (BDI change) | |||||||||||
| Coeff | SE | p | Coeff | SE | p | |||||||
| X (PhyAb) | a | −0.18 | 0.06 | .003 | c’ | −1.02 | 0.66 | .12 | ||||
| M (BRS) | – | – | – | b | 1.81 | 0.63 | .004 | |||||
| U1 Age | a2 | −0.08 | 0.03 | .02 | c´2 | −0.82 | 0.38 | .03 | ||||
| U2 Gender | a3 | −0.68 | 0.13 | <.001 | c’3 | 1.17 | 1.51 | .44 | ||||
| Constant | iM | 1.87 | 0.59 | .002 | iy | 9.10 | 6.55 | .17 | ||||
| R2 =.12 | R2 =.07 | |||||||||||
| F(295) = 13.35, p <.001 | F(294) = 5.27, p <.001 | |||||||||||
| ab = −0.32; Boot SE = 0.14; 95% CI (boot) = −0.62 to −0.08 | ||||||||||||
| d. Physical Neglect | ||||||||||||
| Antecedent | Consequent | |||||||||||
| Mediator (BRS) | Dependent (BDI change) | |||||||||||
| Coeff | SE | p | Coeff | SE | p | |||||||
| X (PhyNg) | a | −0.23 | 0.06 | <.001 | c’ | −0.97 | 0.66 | .14 | ||||
| M (BRS) | – | – | – | b | 1.77 | 0.64 | .006 | |||||
| U1 Age | a2 | −0.07 | 0.03 | .03 | c´2 | −0.83 | 0.38 | .03 | ||||
| U2 Gender | a3 | −0.62 | 0.13 | <.001 | c’3 | 1.20 | 1.51 | .43 | ||||
| Constant | iM | 1.77 | 0.59 | .003 | iy | 9.25 | 6.55 | .16 | ||||
| R2 =.14 | R2 =.07 | |||||||||||
| F(295) = 16.04, p <.001 | F(294) = 5.21, p =.001 | |||||||||||
| ab = −0.41; Boot SE = 0.16; 95% CI (boot) = −0.75 to −0.13 | ||||||||||||
| e. Sexual Abuse | ||||||||||||
| Antecedent | Consequent | |||||||||||
| Mediator (BRS) | Dependent (BDI change) | |||||||||||
| Coeff | SE | p | Coeff | SE | p | |||||||
| X (SexAb) | a | −0.04 | 0.06 | .51 | c’ | −0.22 | 0.68 | .75 | ||||
| M (BRS) | – | – | – | b | 1.97 | 0.63 | .002 | |||||
| U1 Age | a2 | −0.09 | 0.04 | .009 | c´2 | −0.87 | 0.39 | .02 | ||||
| U2 Gender | a3 | −0.66 | 0.14 | <.001 | c’3 | 1.39 | 1.55 | .37 | ||||
| Constant | iM | 2.06 | 0.61 | <.001 | iy | 9.88 | 6.68 | .14 | ||||
| R2 =.09 | R2 =.06 | |||||||||||
| F(295) = 10.29, p <.001 | F(294) = 4.66, p =.001 | |||||||||||
| ab = −0.08; Boot SE = 0.13; 95% CI (boot) = −0.35 to 0.19 | ||||||||||||
The results are adjusted for two possible confounders: age at baseline (U1) and gender (U2)