Table 3.
Path Analysis Results for the Final Moderated Mediation Model
| Predictors/outcome | β | b | p | CI lower | CI upper |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anxiety month 2 | |||||
| Anxiety month 1 | 0.81 | 0.72 | .000 | 0.618 | 0.820 |
| BI | 0.04 | 0.48 | .370 | –0.571 | 1.534 |
| Maternal education | –0.05 | –0.32 | .298 | –0.926 | 0.284 |
| Maternal race/ethnicity | 0.11 | 1.17 | .025 | 0.149 | 2.181 |
| Sex | 0.06 | 0.60 | .237 | –0.395 | 1.600 |
| Time between assessments | 0.08 | 0.06 | .135 | –0.017 | 0.127 |
| Age during COVID-19 | 0.01 | 0.06 | .863 | –0.657 | 0.785 |
| Date of assessment | –0.12 | –0.11 | .029 | –0.213 | –0.012 |
| Worry dysregulation | 0.12 | 1.26 | .037 | 0.078 | 2.448 |
| Worry dysregulation | |||||
| BI | 0.81 | 0.19 | .009 | 0.047 | 0.332 |
| Social wariness | 0.04 | 0.06 | .189 | –0.030 | 0.150 |
| BI × social wariness | –0.05 | 0.22 | .002 | 0.080 | 0.362 |
| Sex | 0.11 | –0.25 | .000 | –0.384 | –0.115 |
Note: Anxiety month 1 and anxiety month 2 represent the first and second anxiety assessments during the COVID-19 pandemic, respectively. Boldface type indicates significant paths. Sex is coded as 0 = female participants and 1 = male participants. Maternal race/ethnicity is coded as 1 = White participants and 0 = other race/ethnicity. BI = behavioral inhibition.