Figure 1. The Mediational Effect of Socioeconomic Attainment on the Continuity of Depressive Symptoms in Young Adulthood.
Note: The model controlled for Mother psychopathology (MPsy), Father psychopathology (FPsy), family structure and family economic difficulties (FamEcon) and Gender. MPsy significantly influenced Education (−.10). FamEcon significantly influenced Education (−.13). Family structure (single parent) was significantly correlated with FamECon (.16), MPsy (.14), and adolescent conduct disorder/antisocial behavior (.11). Gender (Female) significantly influenced Education (.16). All the other paths were not significant. Gender was significantly correlated with conduct disorder/Antisocial behavior (−.25), depressive symptoms in 1995 (.61) and influenced depressive symptoms in 2007 (.14). MPsy and FPsy were correlated each other (.12) and with FamEcon (.17, .16, respectively).