Table 3.
Univariate ACE Estimates: Stressful Life Events and Depressive Symptoms
| −2ll | X2 | d.f. | Pr. < | a2 | c2 | e2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depressive symptoms | |||||||
| ACE | 6045.85 | — | .24 (.00, .38) | .03 (.00, .26) | .73 (.62, .84) | ||
| AE | 6045.91 | 0.06 | 1 | 0.805 | .28 (.18, .38) | — | .72 (.62, .82) |
| CE | 6048.12 | 2.27 | 1 | 0.131 | — | .21 (.13, .28) | .79 (.71, .87) |
| E | 6072.12 | 26.26 | 2 | 0.000 | — | — | 1.0 (1.0,1.0) |
| Independent Stressful Life Events | |||||||
| ACE | 4860.96 | — | .12 (.00, .40) | .26 (.03, .41) | .62 (.52, .72) | ||
| AE | 4865.92 | 4.96 | 1 | 0.026 | .42 (.33, .51) | — | .58 (.49, .67) |
| CE | 4861.68 | 0.71 | 1 | 0.398 | — | .34 (.27, .42) | .65 (.58, .73) |
| E | 4930.31 | 69.34 | 2 | 0.000 | — | — | 1.0 (1.0,1.0) |
| Dependent Stressful Life Events | |||||||
| ACE | 5871.55 | .43 (.18, .52) | .00 (.00, .18) | .57 (.48, .68) | |||
| AE | 5874.54 | 0.01 | 1 | 0.921 | .43 (.33, .52) | — | .57 (.48, .67) |
| CE | 5884.39 | 9.84 | 1 | 0.002 | — | .29 (.21, .36) | .71 (.64, .79) |
| E | 5931.01 | 56.46 | 2 | 0.000 | — | — | 1.0 (1.0,1.0) |
Note: All data come from Waves I-III of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. Parameter estimates were obtained using Mx statistical software (Neale et al. 2003). The bold rows represent the best fitting model based on the likelihood-ratio tests.