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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc. 2012 Nov 20;36(1):191–200. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.10.004

Table 2.

Indirect Effects Predicting Friendship Quality Variables (Closeness and Discord) From Empathy

Predictor Mediator Outcome CI95
B
Friendship Closeness
Self- Empathy → Self-Intimacy → Self-Closeness .21** .20 to .43
Self- Empathy → Self-Intimacy → Friend-Closeness .09** .04 to .22
Friendship Discord
Self- Empathy → Self-Conflict → Self-Discord -.05* -.09 to -.01
Self- Empathy → Self-Conflict → Friend-Discord -.05* -.09 to -.01

Note. Intimacy = intimacy competence, conflict = conflict management competence. B = standardized indirect effects. CI95 = 95% confidence intervals with bootstrap of 5000.

*

p < .05,

**

p < .01.