Table 6.
understandized and standardized SEM Coefficients for multiple Group Modela
| Early Adolescent (N = 562) |
Middle Adolescent (N = 506) |
Late Adolescent (N = 467) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Path | Unstandardized Coefficient (SE) |
Standardized Coefficient |
Unstandardized Coefficient (SE) |
Standardized Coefficient |
Unstandardized Coefficient (SE) |
Standardized Coefficient |
| (a) Trust (T1)→Trust (T2) | .48*** (.13) |
.45 | .46*** (.10) |
.44 | .57*** (.09) |
.57 |
| (b) Interpersonal Trust→Trust (T2) | .17*** (.05) |
.19 | .10* (.05) |
.11 | .07 (.05) |
.08 |
| (c) Transition→Trust (T2) | −.10 (.07) |
−.06 | −.04 (.07) |
−.02 | .03 (.09) |
.01 |
| (d) Democratic Climate (T2) →Trust (T2) |
.16* (.07) |
.15 | .14 (.07) |
.13 | .05 (.08) |
.04 |
| (e) School solidarity (T2)→Trust (T2) |
.51*** (.05) |
.53 | .51*** (.05) |
.48 | .51*** (.05) |
.51 |
| (f) School Solidarity(T1)→Trust (T2) |
−.29*** (.05) |
−.33 | −.29*** (.05) |
−.31 | −.29*** (.05) |
−.31 |
| (f) Democratic Climate→School solidarity (T2) |
.67*** (.06) |
.62 | .46*** (.06) |
.45 | .52*** (.07) |
.45 |
| (g)School Solidarity(T1)→School Solidarity(T2) |
.26*** (.03) |
.27 | .26*** (.03) |
.30 | .26*** (.03) |
.29 |
| (h) School solidarity (T1)→Trust (T1) |
.59*** (.05) |
.70 | .48*** (.05) |
.56 | .55*** (.06) |
.61 |
| Indirect and Total Effects | Indirect Effect | Total Effect | Indirect Effect | Total Effect | Indirect Effect | Total Effect |
| Democratic Climate→ School solidarity (t2)→ Trust(t2) |
.33*** | .48*** | .22*** | .35*** | .23*** | .27*** |
| School solidarity (T1)→ School solidarity(T2)→ Trust (T2) |
.14*** | .06 | .15*** | .10 | .15*** | .27*** |
| School solidarity (T1)→ Trust (T1)→Trust (T2) |
.31*** | .24*** | .34*** | |||
| R2 Trust (T2) | .59 | .47 | .58 | |||
| R2 School solidarity (T2) | .57 | .39 | .40 | |||
| R2 Trust (T1) | .48 | .31 | .37 | |||
Χ2 (df) = 1196.57 (578); p <.001; CFI = .95; RMSEA = .05.
a
Regression path coefficients for social trust T2 on school solidarity (T2 and T1), and school solidarity T2 on school solidarity T1 constrained to be equal across groups.