Table 4.
Mediation of stress on the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and excessive unhealthy days
| Path | Coefficientsa, b | S.E. |
|---|---|---|
| IV to Mediators (a paths): ACE to Stress and Sleep | ||
| Perceived stress | 1.64e | .54 |
| Sleep disturbance | 1.09e | .30 |
| Direct Effects of Mediators on DV (b paths) | ||
| Perceived stress | .05e | .02 |
| Sleep disturbance | .10e | .03 |
| Total Effect of IV on DV (c path) | ||
| Adverse childhood experiences | .19e | .07 |
| Direct Effect of IV on DV (c’ path) | ||
| Adverse childhood experiences | .03 | .09 |
| Partial Effect of Control Variables on DV | ||
| Age | .03 | .02 |
| Sex | .18 | .57 |
| Education | 1.85e | .63 |
| Marital status | .79 | .58 |
| Race/ethnicity | −.43 | .49 |
| Household income | −.23 | .39 |
| Community assets | .07 | .07 |
| Neighborhood issues | −.16 | .09 |
| Neighborhood cohesion | −.01 | .01 |
| Indirect Effects of IV(ACE) on DV(Unhealthy days) through Proposed Mediators (ab paths)c | ||
| Data | Boot (95 % CI)d | |
| Total | .19 | .22 (.06, .33) |
| Perceived stress | .08 | .09 (.01, .21) |
| Sleep Deprivation | .11 | .13 (.03, .21) |
aAll values rounded to two digits. bLinear regressions for ‘a paths’ for perceived stress and sleep deprivation. All other coefficients derived with binary logistic regression. cFormulas: Total Effect: c = c’ + ab; amount of mediation or indirect effect: ab = c - c’. dBased on 1000 bootstrapped samples. ePath coefficient significant at p < 0.05