Table 5.
Direct, indirect and total effects of family income on reading achievement.
Model pathways | Boys | Girls | ||||
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Estimated effect |
95% CI |
Estimated effect |
95% CI | |||
Lower | upper | Lower | upper | |||
DIRECT EFFECT | ||||||
FI → RA | 0.101* | 0.018 | 0.184 | 0.038 | −0.055 | 0.093 |
INDIRECT EFFECTS | ||||||
FI → HM → RA | −0.001 | −0.040 | 0.025 | −0.005 | −0.062 | 0.062 |
FI → LA → RA | 0 | −0.017 | 0.020 | 0 | −0.021 | 0.018 |
FI → PCC → RA | 0.023 | −0.009 | 0.116 | 0.023* | 0.002 | 0.098 |
FI → PCA → RA | −0.001 | −0.026 | 0.004 | 0 | −0.02 | 0.025 |
FI → PS → RA | 0.005 | −0.007 | 0.047 | −0.001 | −0.016 | 0.017 |
FI → PEX → RA | 0.001 | −0.018 | 0.015 | 0.002 | −0.017 | 0.015 |
FI → PEX → HM → RA | 0 | −0.006 | 0.005 | 0.002 | −0.002 | 0.014 |
FI → PEX → LA → RA | 0 | −0.002 | 0.003 | 0 | −0.001 | 0.005 |
FI → PEX → PCC → RA | 0.008* | 0.001 | 0.037 | 0.003 | −0.001 | 0.013 |
FI → PEX → PCA → RA | 0.001 | −0.001 | 0.008 | −0.001 | −0.008 | 0.001 |
FI → PEX → PS → RA | −0.001 | −0.010 | 0.001 | 0 | −0.002 | 0.004 |
Total effect | 0.137** | 0.056 | 0.226 | 0.061** | 0.012 | 0.117 |
p < 0.05;
p < 0.01.