Table 2. Estimated means of the self-esteem latent growth curve factors by gender and interpersonal conflict profile.
| Interpersonal conflict profile groupb | Group differencesc | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totala | Steady low | Decreasing | Increasing | ||
| Self-esteem growth factor | Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) | p (Δχ2, df = 1) |
| Females | |||||
| Level, age 16 | 3.45(0.51) | 3.49(0.48) | 3.30(0.57) | 3.47(0.53) | Low vs. Decr. p<0.001 Decr. vs. Incr. p<0.05 |
| Sloped | 0.25(0.32) | 0.25(0.32) | 0.31(0.33) | 0.15(0.23) | Low vs. Incr. p<0.05 Decr. vs. Incr. p<0.01 |
| Level, age 42e | 3.85(0.59) | 3.90(0.60) | 3.82(0.60) | 3.73(0.58) | Low vs. Incr. p<0.01 |
| Males | |||||
| Level, age 16 | 3.82(0.44) | 3.86(0.44) | 3.63(0.43) | 3.68(0.33) | Low vs. Decr. p<0.001 Low vs. Incr. p<0.01 |
| Sloped | 0.18(0.31) | 0.20(0.28) | 0.21(0.34) | 0.05(0.29) | Low vs. Incr. p<0.05 Decr. vs. Incr. p<0.05 |
| Level, age 42e | 4.10(0.58) | 4.20(0.53) | 3.98(0.65) | 3.76(0.63) | Low vs. Decr. p<0.01 Low vs. Incr. p<0.001 Decr. vs. Incr. p<0.05 |
a Estimates from a multigroup model (two groups: gender), model fit: χ2 = 32.6 (df = 9), p<0.001, CFI = 0.98, TLI = 0.98,RMSEA = 0.049
b Estimates from a multigroup model (six groups: gender x interpersonal conflict profile), model fit: χ2 = 67.5 (df = 29), p<0.001, CFI = 0.97,TLI = 0.97, RMSEA = 0.060
c Only statistically significant differences are reported.
d Slope represents increases per 10 years.
e From a model where the zero time point was set to the last panel wave at age 42.