Table 4.
Prediction of External Potential Validating Variables by the 2 Additive Genetic ASPD Factors
| Genetic Factors | Validator Variable | Estimated Effect Size |
Robust X2 (df) test for Constrained Model |
p - value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggressive-disregard | Age | − 0.255 | — | 0.394 |
| Disinhibition | Age | − 1.806 | — | 0.000 |
| Factor 1=Factor 2 | 9.62 (1)* | 0.002 | ||
| Aggressive-disregard | Neuroticism | 0.159 | — | 0.000 |
| Disinhibition | Neuroticism | 0.198 | — | 0.000 |
| Factor 1=Factor 2 | 0.56 (1) | 0.453 | ||
| Aggressive-disregard | Novelty Seeking | 0.180 | — | 0.000 |
| Disinhibition | Novelty Seeking | 0.613 | — | 0.000 |
| Factor 1=Factor 2 | 66.8 (1) | 0.000 | ||
| Aggressive-disregard | Conduct Disorder | 0.480 | — | 0.000 |
| Disinhibition | Conduct Disorder | 0.379 | — | 0.000 |
| Factor 1=Factor 2 | 4.34 (1) | 0.036 | ||
| Aggressive-disregard | Major Depression | 0.236 | — | 0.000 |
| Disinhibition | Major Depression | 0.418 | — | 0.000 |
| Factor 1=Factor 2 | 10.23 (1) | 0.001 | ||
| Aggressive-disregard | Cannabis Dependence |
0.485 | — | 0.000 |
| Disinhibition | Cannabis Dependence |
0.537 | — | 0.000 |
| Factor 1=Factor 2 | 0.29 (1) | 0.589 | ||
| Aggressive-disregard | Cocaine Dependence | 0.504 | — | 0.000 |
| Disinhibition | Cocaine Dependence | 0.695 | — | 0.000 |
| Factor 1=Factor 2 | 2.7 (1) | 0.100 | ||
| Aggressive-disregard | Alcohol Dependence | 0.609 | — | 0.000 |
| Disinhibition | Alcohol Dependence | 0.491 | — | 0.000 |
| Factor 1=Factor 2 | 3.1 (1) | 0.078 | ||
| Aggressive-disregard | Age of First Drink | − 0.360 | — | 0.000 |
| Disinhibition | Age of First Drink | − 0.243 | — | 0.000 |
| Factor 1=Factor 2 | 5.2 (1) | 0.022 | ||
| Aggressive-disregard | Maximum Drinks | 0.585 | — | 0.000 |
| Disinhibition | Maximum Drinks | 0.301 | — | 0.000 |
| Factor 1=Factor 2 | 28.6 (1) | 0.000 | ||
| Aggressive-disregard | Treatment (Alc) | 0.687 | — | 0.000 |
| Disinhibition | Treatment (Alc) | 0.427 | — | 0.000 |
| Factor 1=Factor 2 | 8.3 (1) | 0.004 | ||
| Aggressive-disregard | Educational Level | − 0.298 | — | 0.000 |
| Disinhibition | Educational Level | − 0.023 | — | 0.536 |
| Factor 1=Factor 2 | 23.4 (1) | 0.000 |
Notes: All analyses controlled for age and sex. The sample size for the “treatment (Alc)” was truncated due to missing values. All coefficient invariance tests were done in Mplus using the robust WLSMV chi-square difference test.
*
indicates Robust MLR chi-square difference test was used (for continuous Novelty Seeking factors).