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. 2016 Jun 10;48(1):82–93. doi: 10.1007/s10578-016-0655-2

Table 3.

Results of the bootstrapping analyses testing cognitive biases as mediators between child-reported threat information transmission and modeling of parents and children’s anxiety symptoms

IV M Effect of IV on M Effect of M on DV Direct effect Indirect effect Total effect
Mothers
Threat information Confirmation bias .31*** .17** .09 .05ª .20**
Interpretation bias .16* .39*** .16ª
Modeling Confirmation bias .03 .17** .19** .01 .28***
Interpretation bias .20** .39*** .08ª
Fathers
Threat information Confirmation bias .26*** .18** .06 .05ª .20**
Interpretation bias .21** .42*** .09ª
Modeling Confirmation bias .05 .18** .21*** .01 .27***
Interpretation bias .11 .42*** .05

IV independent Variable, M mediator, DV dependent variable

aSignificant point estimate (p < .05)

p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001