Table 3.
Mediation of Differences Between Conditions in Outcome at 4 Months by Emotion Dysregulation at 2 Months
| Outcome | n | c (SE), p | α (SE), p | β (SE), p | c' (SE), p | αβ (SE), 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STAXI Anger-In | 36 | −2.55 (1.31), .06 | −15.88 (5.59), < .01 | 0.14 (0.03), < .001 | −0.40 (1.22), .74 | −2.15 (0.88), [−4.66, −0.86] |
| STAXI Anger-Out | 36 | 0.70 (0.90), .44 | −11.86 (5.94), .05 | 0.04 (0.03), .12 | 1.19 (0.93), .21 | −0.49 (0.41), [−1.62, 0.06] |
| ESS | 36 | −4.76 (3.95), .24 | −13.02 (6.06), .04 | 0.30 (0.10), < .01 | −0.87 (3.82), .82 | −3.89 (2.23), [−9.22, −0.41] |
| DPSS-R Propensity | 36 | 2.86 (1.32), .04 | −9.49 (5.94), .12 | 0.07 (0.04), .06 | 3.55 (1.31), .01 | −0.69 (0.56), [−2.40, 0.03] |
| DPSS-R Sensitivitya | 36 | 0.26 (0.15), .09 | −11.12 (6.17), .08 | 0.01 (0.00), .06 | 0.35 (0.15), .03 | −0.09 (0.07), [−0.31, 0.00] |
| OQ-45 | 37 | −17.61 (6.25), < .01 | −13.01 (5.50), .02 | 0.37 (0.19), .06 | −12.84 (6.50), .06 | −4.77 (3.42), [−13.99, −0.21] |
Note. All results are based on a simple mediation model estimated by ordinary least squares path analysis using Model 4 of Hayes’s (2013) PROCESS macro. Condition is the independent variable, emotion dysregulation (Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale) at 2 months is the mediator, outcome at 4 months is the dependent variable, and both emotion dysregulation and outcome at pretreatment are covariates. Each analysis excluded participants missing data for any variable in the model. Reported effects are unstandardized. c = coefficient estimate for the total effect of condition on outcome, controlling for the covariates; α = coefficient estimate for the effect of condition on emotion dysregulation, controlling for the covariates; β = coefficient estimate for the effect of emotion dysregulation on outcome, controlling for condition in addition to the covariates; c' = coefficient estimate for the direct effect of condition on outcome, controlling for emotion dysregulation and the covariates; αβ = estimate for the indirect effect of condition on outcome through emotion dysregulation, controlling for the covariates and tested with a bias-corrected 95% bootstrap confidence interval (CI) based on 10,000 bootstrap samples; STAXI = State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory; ESS = Experience of Shame Scale; DPSS-R = Disgust Propensity and Sensitivity Scale—Revised; OQ-45 = Outcome Questionnaire-45.
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