Table 3.
Simple mediation results (N = 833).
Predictors | HYP | ES | GHQ-12 | ||||
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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 ***.