Table 3.
Mediation of the Effect of the FBP on Effective Parenting Six Years Later: Testing five plausible mediating variables
| Mediation Parametersb
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| Putative Mediatora | B(SE) | t | p | B(SE) | t | p | B(SE) | t | p |
| Effective Parenting (W2/3) | −.20(.06) | 3.34 | .001 | .46(.11) | 4.17 | .001 | .12(.11) | 1.12 | ns |
| Caregiver Mental Health (W2/3) | −.15(.11) | −1.41 | ns | −.05(.08) | −.65 | ns | .23(.12) | 2.21 | .03 |
| Negative Life Events (W2) | −.25(.12) | −2.08 | .04 | −.05(.06) | −.73 | ns | .22(.11) | 2.12 | .04 |
| Externalizing Problems (W3, Youth-report) | −.38(.17) | −2.27 | .03 | −.05(.05) | −.98 | ns | .21(.11) | 1.92 | .06 |
| Externalizing Problems (W3, Caregiver-report) | −.06(.17) | .34 | ns | .01(.06) | .18 | ns | .22(.11) | 2.02 | .05 |
a
Mediational analyses conducted separately
b
The ‘a’path represents the effect of the intervention on the mediator, controlling for pretest youth mental health, pretest assessment of the mediator and group assignment; the ‘b’ path reflects the effect of the mediator on effective parenting at six years controlling for pretest youth mental health, pretest effective parenting, and group assignment; the ‘c’ path represents the effect of the intervention on effective parenting at six years controlling for pretest youth mental health, pretest effective parenting, and the mediator.