Table 2.
Unstandardized path coefficients for three-path mediation
| Effects | A path (SE) | B path (SE) | C path (SE) | Three-path mediation estimate (CI) |
| Men | ||||
| FTN → FAUTO → DEP → PROB | −0.029 (0.005) | −2.138 (0.872) | 0.024 (0.005) | .0014 (.0002, .0031) |
| FP → FAUTO → DEP → PROB | 0.031 (0.006) | −2.138 (0.872) | 0.024 (0.005) | −.0015 (−.0034, −.0002) |
| FVE → FAUTO → DEP → PROB | 0.027 (0.005) | −2.138 (0.872) | 0.024 (0.005) | −.0013 (−.002, −.0002) |
| FTN → FOVER → EST → DEP | 0.020 (0.006) | −0.196 (0.094) | 5.849 (0.686) | .022 (.001,.054) |
| MTN → MAUTO → EST → DEP | −0.028 (0.005) | 0.219 (0.100) | −5.849 (0.686) | .035 (.003, .076) |
| MP → MAUTO → EST → DEP | 0.037 (0.005) | 0.219 (0.100) | −5.849 (0.686) | −.047 (−.097, −.004) |
| MVE → MAUTO → EST → DEP | 0.011(0.005) | 0.219(0.100) | −5.849(0.686) | −.014 (−.037, .0002)a |
| Women | ||||
| FTN → FAUTO → DEP → PROB | −0.026 (0.004) | −1.943 (0.868) | 0.026 (0.004) | .0013 (.00015, .0027) |
| FP → FAUTO → DEP → PROB | 0.037 (0.004) | −1.943 (0.868) | 0.026 (0.004) | −.0010 (−.0039, −.002) |
| FVE → FAUTO → DEP → PROB | 0.016(0.004) | −1.943 (0.868) | 0.026 (0.004) | −.0008 (−.0018, −.00008) |
Notes: CI = confidence interval; FTN = father authoritarianism; FAUTO = father autonomy; DEP = depressive symptomatology; PROB = alcohol-related problems; FP = father permissiveness; FVE = father authoritativeness; FOVER = father overprotection; EST = esteem; MTN = mother authoritarianism; MAUTO = mother autonomy; MP = mother permissiveness; MVE = mother authoritativeness. A path = path from parenting variables to the first mediator. B path = path from first mediator to second mediator. C path = path from second mediator to outcome variable. All individual paths shown are significant at p < .05 or greater.
a
Mediation effect not significantly different from 0.