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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Mar 5.
Published in final edited form as: Multivariate Behav Res. 2011 May;46(3):425–452. doi: 10.1080/00273171.2011.576624

TABLE 2.

Job Search Intervention Study (JOBS II): Structural Equation Model Using Sense of Mastery as a Mediator (M)

Continuous M
 Dichotomized M
Parameter Estimate SE Estimate SE
a 0.130 0.040 0.107 0.046
b 0.374 0.087 0.219 0.077
c′ (direct) 0.149 0.072 0.174 0.073
ab (indirect) 0.049 0.019 0.023 0.013
ab + c′ (total) 0.197 0.073 0.197 0.073
βmW2 (mastery) −0.465 0.039 −0.436 0.045
βyW1 (depression) 1.026 0.114 1.034 0.116
βyW2 (mastery) 0.472 0.081 0.393 0.078