Table 2.

Path Analyses Examining Cognitive Factors as Mediators Between Attachment Dimensions and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression

Parameters	β	β (Controlling for Co-occurring Symptoms)
Depression Model—No Mediators
T1 AnxAttach →T4 CDI	.12***	.12***
T1 AvdAttach →T4 CDI	.15***	.15***
T1 CDI →T4 CDI	.64***	.47***
T1 MASQ →T4 CDI	NA	.14***
Depression and Attachment Model—Mediators Included
T1 AnxAttach →T2 CDAS	.14**	.14*
T1 AvdAttach →T2 CDAS	.02	.02
T2 CDAS →T3 Self-Esteem	−.17**	−.17**
T3 Self-Esteem →T4 CDI	−.26**	−.24**
T1 AnxAttach →T4 CDI	.02	.00
T1 AvdAttach →T4 CDI	.04	.04
T1 CDI →T2 CDAS	.21***	.17**
T1 CDI →T4 CDI	.55***	.48***
T1 Esteem →T2CDAS	−.05	−.05
T1 Esteem →T3 Esteem	.46***	.46***
T1 CDAS →T2 CDAS	.18***	.18***
T1 MASQ →T4 CDI	NA	.14**
Anxiety Model—No Mediators
T1 AnxAttach →T4 MASQ	.17***	.17***
T1 AvdAttach →T4 MASQ	.18***	.18***
T1 MASQ →T4 MASQ	.50***	.26***
T1 CDI →T4 MASQ	NA	.45***
Anxiety and Attachment Model—Mediators Included
T1 AnxAttach →T2 CDAS	.15**	.14*
T1 AvdAttach →T2 CDAS	.00	.02
T2 CDAS →T3 Self-Esteem	−.17**	−.17**
T3 Self-Esteem →T4 MASQ	−.28***	−.19**
T1 AnxAttach →T4 MASQ	.05	.02
T1 AvdAttach →T4 MASQ	.10	.04
T1 CDI →T2 CDAS	.10	.17**
T1 MASQ →T4 MASQ	.37***	.23***
T1 Esteem →T2CDAS	−.08	−.05
T1 Esteem →T3 Esteem	.46***	.46***
T1 CDAS →T2 CDAS	.21***	.18***
T1 CDI →T4 MASQ	NA	.40***

Note. N =350.

AnxAttach =anxious attachment style; AvdAttach =avoidant attachment style; CDI =Children’s Depression Inventory; MASQ =Anxious Arousal subscale of Mood and Anxiety Symptoms Questionnaire; CDAS =Children’s Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale; Self-Esteem = Self-Perception Profile for Child.