Table 4.
Summary of Two-Wave Models –Mediator and Outcome Measured at 6-year Follow-Up
| Moderator | Mediator | a | a ’ | b | c | c ’ | X2 | Df | RMSEA | SRMR | CFI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome: Educational Expectations (covariates =guardian’s education, deceased’s education, family income) | |||||||||||
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| Pretest Risk |
Parenting | .17* | 0.13 | .17* | .03 | −.23* | .42 | 1 | 0.0 | .004 | 1.0 |
| Cg/Y Ext. | −.14* | .12 | −.01 | .06 | −.24* | 0.0 | 04 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| Cg/Y Int. | −.04 | −.12 | .03 | .06 | −.24* | 0.0 | 04 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| Teacher Ext.3 | −.22** | .13 | −.35** | .03 | −.19† | .11 | 1 | 0.0 | .003 | 1.0 | |
| Teacher Int.3 | −.26** | .08 | −.19* | .01 | −.22* | 2.04 | 1 | .08 | .02 | .98 | |
| Acad. Comp3 | .05 | −.03 | .21** | .10 | −.27* | 1.50 | 1 | .05 | .01 | .98 | |
Note: a’ = program × pretest moderator interaction on the mediator; c’= program × moderator interaction effect on outcome. Acad. Comp. = Academic Competence; Cg/Y= Caregiver and youth-reported; Ext.=Externalizing problems; Int.=Internalizing problems;
†
p<.10,
*
p<.05,
**
p<.01;
1
n=142;
3
n=180;
4
Degree of freedom differed: At baseline, we controlled for behavior problems (risk), covariates, and mediators, but only controlled for baseline risk and covariates for models with Cg/Y internalizing or externalizing as outcome.