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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 8.
Published in final edited form as: J Soc Pers Relat. 2012 Feb 1;29(1):77–101. doi: 10.1177/0265407511406897

Table 2.

Significance of the Indirect Effects for Theoretical Models

Predictors Mediatior Outcomes
Troubles Romantic Relationship
Negative View of Marriage
Men Women Men Women



Harsh Parenting Distrustful View of Relationships .13 .18 *
Community Crime Distrustful View of Relationships .11 .09
PC’s marital instability Distrustful View of Relationships .12 * .06
Discrimination Distrustful View of Relationships .14 * .06
Financial Hardship Distrustful View of Relationships .15 * .02
Distrustful View of Relationships Troubled Romantic Relationship .21 ** .18 *
**

p ≤ .01;

*

p ≤ .05 (two-tailed tests). The values presented are standardized parameter estimates