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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Oct 13.
Published in final edited form as: J Fam Psychol. 2009 Jun;23(3):279–290. doi: 10.1037/a0015403

Table 2.

Tests of Mediation for Path Analysis Model for Wave 1 and Wave 2 (N = 444)

Path Total Direct Indirect
Wave 1
Parent Economic Stress → Grades in School −0.034 −0.024 −0.010+
    Parent econ stress → adol perception of econ stress → depression → grades −0.006+
    Parent econ stress → adol financial constraints → depression → grades −0.004
Parent Economic Stress → School Engagement −0.091 −0.075 −0.015*
    Parent econ stress → adol perception of econ stress → depression → engage −0.009+
    Parent econ stress → adol financial constraints → depression → engage −0.005
Parent Economic Stress → Positive Attitudes about School −0.101 −0.087 −0.014+
    Parent econ stress → adol perception of econ stress → depression → attitudes −0.009
    Parent econ stress → adol financial constraints → depression → attitudes


−0.005
Wave 2
Parent Economic Stress → Grades in School −0.076 −0.049 −0.027*
    Parent econ stress → adol perception of econ stress → depression → grades −0.020*
    Parent econ stress → adol financial constraints → depression → grades −0.007
Parent Economic Stress → School Engagement −0.058 −0.027 −0.030*
    Parent econ stress → adol perception of econ stress → depression → engage −0.023*
    Parent econ stress → adol financial constraints → depression → engage −0.008
Parent Economic Stress → Positive Attitudes about School 0.010 0.039 −0.029*
    Parent econ stress → adol perception of econ stress → depression → attitudes −0.022*
    Parent econ stress → adol financial constraints → depression → attitudes −0.008

Note. Wave 1 = middle school; Wave 2 = high school; Econ = economic; Adol = adolescent.

+

p < .10.

*

p < .05.