Table 3.

Maximum Likelihood Parameter Estimates for the Preferred Path Model

Path	Unst.	SE	t*	St.
Direct Effects
Psychoticism → Perceived Hassles	0.54	0.05	10.01	0.66
Psychoticism → Depression	0.46	0.08	5.42	0.43
Psychoticism → Hostility	0.41	0.07	5.79	0.48
Perceived Hassles → Depression	0.48	0.10	4.65	0.37
Depression → Hopelessness	0.35	0.05	7.35	0.54
Depression → Hostility	0.23	0.06	3.58	0.30
Indirect Effects
Psychoticism → Perceived Hassles → Depression	0.26	0.06	4.22	0.24
Psychoticism → Depression → Hopelessness	0.25	0.04	6.01	0.23
Psychoticism → Depression → Hostility	0.17	0.05	3.38	0.13
Total Effects
Psychoticism → Depression	0.72	0.07	10.43	0.67
Psychoticism → Hostility	0.57	0.05	10.57	0.68
Variances and Disturbances
Psychoticism (variance)	2.21	0.27	8.12	1.00
Perceived Hassles (disturbance)	0.85	0.11	8.12	0.57
Depression (disturbance)	1.21	0.15	8.12	0.47
Hostility (disturbance)	0.79	0.10	8.12	0.49
Hopelessness (disturbance)	0.76	0.09	8.12	0.71

Unst. = Unstandardized parameter estimate. SE = Standard error. t = t-test statistic. St. = Standardized parameter estimate.

^*P<0.05.