Table III.

Summary of Analyses of the Mediational Role of T2 and T3 Social Preference in the Prediction of T4 Victimization by T1 Behavior Problems

Step	Effects in model	sr2	F	df
1	Gender, T4 behavior problems	.160	14.77***	4,311
2	Gender, T4 behavior problems	.069	6.51***	4,308
	T1 behavior problems	.040	5.14**	3,308
3	Gender, T4 behavior problems	.042	4.69**	4,306
	T1 behavior problems	.013	1.94	3,306
	T2 social preference, T3 social preference	.099	21.55***	2,306
4	Gender, T4 behavior problems	.028	3.65*	4,305
	T1 behavior problems	.007	1.14	3,305
	T2 social preference, T3 social preference	.019	5.00*	2,305
	T4 social preference	.119	62.42***	1,305
	Full model	.418	21.88***	10,305

Note. Behavior problem scores entered for Time 1 (T1) and Time 4 (T4) include externalizing, social problems, and attention problems. sr² is the squared semipartial correlation coefficient, the percent of variance in T4 victimization predicted independently by the variable set, at each step of the model. Terms were entered simultaneously at each step, and steps were entered sequentially. All terms in the model at each step are depicted, including those terms entered on earlier steps. Thus, in the sequential (i.e., hierarchical) analysis, sr² for the last term in each step shows additional variance accounted for beyond that shown by the last term(s) in the previous step(s).

^*Indicates a significant effect at the .05 level.

^**Indicates a significant effect at the .005 level.

^***Indicates a significant effect at the .0005 level.