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. 2017 Jul 24;12(7):e0181606. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181606

Table 2. Mediational models of adversity exposure, sadness and anger, and empathic concern.

		Mediator 1 (Sadness) Estimate (SE)		Mediator 2 (Anger) Estimate (SE)		Total Effect Estimate (SE)		Direct Effect Estimate (SE)		Indirect Effect Estimate (95% CI)
a. Ambiguous Images
Constant		1.37 (.06)^***		.44 (.06)^***		14.21 (.45)^***		10.14 (.94)^***
Poor vs. Comparison	a₁	-.24 (.09)^**	a₂	.60 (.10)^***	c₁	- 1.38 (.67)^*	c₁'	-1.50 (.77)	a₁ ×b₁	-.62 (-1.39, -0.17)^*
									a₂×b₂	.75 (-0.05, 1.76)
Foster vs. Comparison	a₃	-.11 (.09)	a₄	.48 (.09)^***	c₂	-.12 (.62)	c₂'	-.45 (.66)	a₃×b₁	-.28 (-0.81, 0.10)
									a₄×b₂	.60 (-0.02, 1.40)
Perceived Sadness							b₁	2.57 (.67)^***
Perceived Anger							b₂	1.25 (.65)
b. Negative Images
Constant		1.66(.07)^***		.88(.09)^***		16.03 (.46)^***		12.58 (1.15)^***
Poor vs. Comparison	a₁	-.20 (.09)^*	a₂	.42 (.14)^**	c₁	-.41 (.67)	c₁'	.03 (.70)	a₁×b₁	-.42 (-1.04, -0.05) ^*
									a₂×b₂	-.02 (-0.40, 0.28)
Foster vs. Comparison	a₃	-.02 (.09)	a₄	.50 (.13)^***	c₂	.87 (.62)	c₂'	.95 (.64)	a₃×b₁	-.05 (-0.50, 0.26)
									a₄×b₂	-.02 (-0.42, 0.36)
Perceived Sadness							b₁	2.09(.65)^**
Perceived Anger							b₂	-.05 (.46)

Note. Unstandardized regression coefficients and corresponding standard errors are presented for the two multiple mediation models.

* p < .05

** p < .01

*** p < .001