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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc. 2021 Jul 9;91:1–14. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2021.07.001

Table 6.

Correlations between intercepts and slopes in each bivariate latent growth curve model.

Model & parameter descriptions r Estimate (standard error) Critical ratio p
Depressive symptoms & goal-directed behavior
 Depressive symptoms intercept ↔ depressive symptoms slope −.64** −1.99 (0.76) −2.61 <.001
 Goal-directed behavior intercept ↔ goal-directed behavior slope .01 0.01 (0.36) 0.01 .987
 Depressive symptoms intercept ↔ goal-directed behavior slope −.40 −0.53 (0.42) −1.26 .265
 Goal-directed behavior intercept ↔ depressive symptoms slope −.36 −0.44 (0.34) −1.32 .173
Depressive symptoms intercept ↔ goal-directed behavior intercept .67** 14.79 (4.37) 3.38 <.001
Depressive symptoms slope ↔ goal-directed behavior slope .67 0.05 (0.04) 1.38 .206
Depressive symptoms & impulse control model
 Depressive symptoms intercept ↔ depressive symptoms slope −.64** −2.01 (0.77) −2.61 <.001
 Impulse control intercept ↔ impulse control slope −.33 −0.40 (0.34) −1.17 .100
 Depressive symptoms intercept ↔ impulse control slope −.33 −0.75 (0.51) −1.49 .133
 Impulse control intercept ↔ depressive symptoms slope −.29 −0.48 (0.35) −1.40 .152
Depressive symptoms intercept ↔ impulse control intercept .46** 13.62 (4.53) 3.01 <.001
Depressive symptoms slope ↔ impulse control slope .83* 0.11 (0.04) 2.56 .008

Note. Bolded pathways denote correlations comprising a primary research question.

*

significant at the .01 level

**

significant at the .001 level