Table 5.

Time Lagged Mediation Model for Canadian Adolescents: Estimates of the Fixed Effects Component

Predictor	Parameter Estimate (b)	Standard Error	t-Value	Degrees of Freedom (df)
Dependent Interpersonal Stress:
Age	0.16	0.75	0.22	542
Gender	3.01	1.88	1.60	542
Initial Depressive Symptoms	6.11	1.02	5.99***	542
Perceived Control	−4.58	1.01	4.53***	542
Depressive Symptoms (Time T) Model:
Age	0.33	0.54	0.61	542
Gender	2.50	1.37	1.82	542
Initial Depressive Symptoms	4.54	0.77	5.86***	542
Dependent Interpersonal Stress (Time T-1)	0.19	0.03	5.42***	542
Perceived Control	0.20	0.75	−0.27	542

^* p < 0.05, ^** p < 0.01, ^*** p < 0.001