Table 4.
Model specifications and outcomes for a priori multiple-group power analysis using Monte Carlo simulations (n repetitions = 10,000)
Path | DRD4-7r n = 143 |
DRD4-no7 n = 262 |
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Estimate | Coverage | Power | Estimate | Coverage | Power | |
Autoregressive paths positive social preference | 0.60 | 0.95 | 1.00 | 0.60 | 0.95 | 1.00 |
Autoregressive paths prosocial behavior | 0.60 | 0.95 | 1.00 | 0.60 | 0.95 | 1.00 |
Autoregressive paths conduct problems | 0.60 | 0.94 | 1.00 | 0.60 | 0.94 | 1.00 |
Positive social preference predicting prosocial behavior | 0.12 | 0.94 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
Positive social preference predicting conduct problems | −0.12 | 0.94 | 0.81 | 0.00 | 0.95 | 0.06 |
Prosocial behavior predicting positive social preference | 0.05 | 0.95 | 0.51 | 0.05 | 0.95 | 0.51 |
Conduct problems predicting positive social preference | −0.05 | 0.94 | 0.51 | −0.05 | 0.94 | 0.51 |
Correlations positive social preference and prosocial behavior | 0.10 | 0.95 | 0.22 | 0.10 | 0.95 | 0.36 |
Correlations positive social preference and conduct problems | −0.10 | 0.95 | 0.23 | −0.10 | 0.95 | 0.38 |
Correlations prosocial behavior and conduct problems | 0.10 | 0.95 | 0.23 | 0.10 | 0.95 | 0.37 |
Estimates of paths reflect standardized regression coefficients. Correlations between constructs reflect residual error correlations. Means of all constructs were estimated to be 0 and variances of all constructs were estimated to be 1. Recurring paths were constrained to be similar over time, hence estimates hold for all recurring paths. Estimates < 0.05 are considered too small to interpret, estimates ≥0.05 are small but meaningful, estimates ≥0.10 are moderate, estimates ≥0.25 are large (Keith 2006)