Table 3.
Parameter Estimates, Standard Errors, and Critical Ratios for Two-Group Multivariate Growth Model with Maltreatment Subtypes
| Estimate | Std. Error | Critical Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factor loadings | |||
| Time 1 → SEI slope | 0= | ||
| Time 2 → SEI slope | 1= | ||
| Time 3 → SEI slope | 2= | ||
| Time 4 → SEI slope | 3= | ||
| Time 1 → CDI slope | 0= | ||
| Time 2 → CDI slope | .50* | .08 | 6.50 |
| Time 3 → CDI slope | .87* | .07 | 11.83 |
| Time 4 → CDI slope | 1= | ||
| Regression effects on intercept | |||
| Age → SEI intercept | .04* | .01 | 4.87 |
| EM → SEI intercept | .05* | .02 | 2.22 |
| PN → SEI intercept | −.03 | .02 | −1.73 |
| PA → SEI intercept | −.06* | .02 | −2.41 |
| SA → SEI intercept | −.01 | .03 | −.29 |
| Age → CDI intercept | −1.55* | .39 | −4.00 |
| EM → CDI intercept | −3.12* | 1.11 | −2.81 |
| PN → CDI intercept | 2.62* | 1.03 | 2.54 |
| PA → CDI intercept | 3.63* | 1.23 | 2.95 |
| SA → CDI intercept | −1.88 | 1.53 | −1.23 |
| Regression effects on slope | |||
| Age → SEI slope | −.01 | .00 | −1.53 |
| EM → SEI slope | −.03* | .01 | −2.78 |
| PN → SEI slope | .01 | .01 | 1.10 |
| PA → SEI slope | .00 | .00 | .04 |
| SA → SEI slope | .01 | .01 | 1.02 |
| Age → CDI slope | .07 | .46 | .16 |
| EM → CDI slope | 2.69* | 1.13 | 2.37 |
| PN → CDI slope | −1.85 | 1.04 | −1.79 |
| PA → CDI slope | −1.09 | 1.26 | −.86 |
| SA → CDI slope | 1.36 | 1.50 | .90 |
| Regressions between SEI and CDI factors | |||
| SEI intercept → CDI slope | 19.64*/26.62* | 7.86/9.29 | 2.50/2.87 |
| CDI intercept → SEI slope | −.00/.00 | .00/.00 | −.77/.12 |
| Factor means | |||
| SEI intercept | .38*/.39* | .06/.07 | 5.96/6.02 |
| SEI slope | .10*/.07 | .04/.04 | 2.46/1.88 |
| CDI intercept | 22.13*/21.51* | 3.32/3.44 | 6.67/6.25 |
| CDI slope | −17.46*/−22.53* | 5.01/5.28 | −3.49/−3.87 |
| Factor variances | |||
| SEI intercept | .01*/.01* | .00/.00 | 4.57/3.67 |
| SEI slope | .00/.00 | .00/.00 | 1.46/1.37 |
| CDI intercept | 25.73*/30.50* | 6.86/8.26 | 3.75/3.69 |
| CDI slope | 13.81/15.70 | 7.63/9.15 | 1.81/1.72 |
| Factor covariances | |||
| SEI intercept↔SEI slope | .00/−.00 | .00/.00 | −.63/−.85 |
| CDI intercept↔CDI slope | −1.69/−12.61 | 5.48/7.01 | −.31/−1.80 |
| SEI intercep↔CDI intercept | −.38*/−.39* | .09/.11 | −4.11/−3.67 |
| SEI slope↔CDI slope | −.07*/−.02 | .04/.03 | −1.96/−.46 |
Note. EM = Emotional Maltreatment, PN = Physical Neglect, PA = Physical Abuse, SA = Sexual Abuse, SEI = Self-Esteem Inventory, CDI = Children’s Depression Inventory. For the means, variances, covariances, and regressions for latent factors, boys are on the left and girls are on the right. The “=” symbol means a parameter is fixed.
*
p < .05.