Table 3.

Negative Control as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Single Motherhood and Adolescent Psychopathology

Single Motherhood as a Predictor of Negative Control
Predictor	B	SE	t	Predictor	B	SE	t
Single Motherhood	1.14	0.55	2.05*	Single Motherhood	1.14	0.55	2.05*
Low SES	1.69	0.57	2.99**	Low SES	1.69	0.57	2.99**
Race (Caucasian)	−1.35	0.56	−2.42*	Race (Caucasian)	−1.35	0.56	−2.42*
Model R2 = .10, F = 7.65, p < .001				Model R2 = .10, F = 7.65, p < .001
Negative Control as a Predictor of Depressive Symptoms				Negative Control as a Predictor of Externalizing Disorders
Predictor	B	SE	t	Predictor	B	SE	z
Single Motherhood	1.83	0.70	2.63**	Single Motherhood	0.95	0.31	3.05**
Negative Control	0.17	0.07	2.53**	Negative Control	0.08	0.03	2.61**
CLES (Total)	0.18	.06	2.72**	CLES (Total)	0.10	0.03	3.52***
Gender (Female)	1.48	0.63	2.34*
Model R2 = .09, F = 5.65, p < .001				−2 Log Likelihood = 308.92, Model LL = 50.33, R2Nagelkerke = .21
Indirect Effect via Negative Control				Indirect Effect via Negative Control
Effect	SE	CI (lower)	CI (upper)	Effect	SE	CI (lower)	CI (upper)
0.19	0.13	0.03	0.58	0.09	0.06	0.01	0.26

^*p < .05

^**p < .01

^***p < .001

Note. N = 385 for all analyses. Negative Control and Involvement were entered concurrently when predicting to Externalizing Disorders. CLES = Children’s Life Event Scale; SES = socioeconomic status. Dxs = Diagnoses; Sxs = Symptoms. All models control for baseline psychopathology, race, socioeconomic status, youth gender, and childhood stressful life events. Covariates that explain a significant portion of the variance are presented with predictor variables.