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Published in final edited form as: J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2016 Oct;44(7):1411–1423. doi: 10.1007/s10802-016-0128-x

Table 4.

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

Single Motherhood as a Predictor of Involvement
Predictor	B	SE	t	Predictor	B	SE	t

Single Motherhood	−1.66	0.66	−2.52^*	Single Motherhood	−1.66	0.66	−2.52^*

Model R² = .04, F = 2.61, p = .02				Model R² = .04, F = 2.61, p = .02
Involvement as a Predictor of Anxiety Symptoms				Involvement as a Predictor of Externalizing Disorders

Predictor	B	SE	t	Predictor	B	SE	z

Single Motherhood	−1.28	1.65	−0.77	Single Motherhood	0.95	0.31	3.05^**
Involvement	0.28	0.13	2.14^*	Involvement	−0.05	0.02	−1.97^*
Gender (Female)	3.30	1.49	2.21^*	CLES (Total)	0.10	0.03	3.52^***

Model R² = .04, F = 2.69, p = .01				−2 Log Likelihood = 308.92, Model LL = 50.33, R²_Nagelkerke = .21
Indirect Effect via Involvement				Indirect Effect via Involvement

Effect	SE	CI (lower)	CI (upper)	Effect	SE	CI (lower)	CI (upper)

−0.46	0.33	−1.44	−0.03	0.08	0.05	0.01	0.21

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.