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. 2020 Aug 27;17(17):6236. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17176236

Table 3.

Simple mediation results (N = 833).

Predictors HYP ES GHQ-12
β (SE) p β (SE) p β (SE) p
Independent variables
Neuroticism −0.205 (0.04) <0.001 −0.129 (0.03) <0.001 −0.779 (0.10) <0.001
HYP - - - - 0.206 (0.09) 0.017
ES - - - - 0.600 (0.10) <0.001
Covariates
Parent age 0.015 (0.02) 0.358 −0.007 (0.01) 0.577 0.055 (0.04) 0.150
Parental role (ref. motherhood) −0.297 (0.03) 0.245 −0.453 (0.21) 0.032 −1.463 (0.60) 0.015
Income −0.259 (0.10) 0.010 −0.193 (0.08) 0.021 0.231 (0.24) 0.332
Child age −0.108 (0.03) 0.001 0.055 (0.03) 0.035 −0.177 (0.08) 0.018
N° children 0.077 (0.11) 0.486 0.071 (0.09) 0.439 0.471 (0.26) 0.072
R2 0.06 0.04 0.17
F (df) 9.447 (6826) *** 6.073 (6826) *** 20.965 (8824) ***
Bootstrap indirect effects on GHQ-12 GHQ-12 95% CI
β (SE) LL UL
Total −0.120 (0.03) −0.182 −0.063
HYP −0.042 (0.02) −0.087 −0.004
ES −0.077 (0.02) −0.127 −0.034

Notes. HYP = child hyperactivity–inattention; ES = child emotional symptoms; GHQ-12 = General Health Questionnaire-12. Bootstrap sample size = 5000 (two-tailed); p < 0.001 ***.