Table 3.
Standardized path coefficients for the mediating effect of anger management (total score).
| Violence Outcomes | |||||||
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| Observe ➝ Mediator |
Describe ➝ Mediator |
Nonjudging ➝ Mediator |
Nonreactivity ➝ Mediator |
Act ➝ Mediator |
Psychological Aggression |
Physical Aggression |
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| Mediator | |||||||
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| AMS Total | .07 (.11) | .02 (.11) | .14 (.13)* | .33 (.15)*** | .12 (.12)* | −.63 (.29)** | −.29 (.11)* |
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| Predictor Variables | |||||||
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| FFMQ Observe | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | .08 (.17) | .08 (.08) |
| FFMQ Describe | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | .05 (.16) | .06 (.08) |
| FFMQ Nonjuding | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | .07 (.18) | −.03 (.09) |
| FFMQ Nonreactivity | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | −.04 (.21) | .00 (.09) |
| FFMQ Act | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | −.09 (.17) | .01 (.08) |
Note: Standard errors are in parentheses. AMS = anger management scale; FFMQ = five facet mindfulness questionnaire; Act = act with awareness. Standardized coefficients for control variables (age, relationship length, and victimization) are not presented for clarity.
*
p < .05
**
p < .01
***
p < .001