Table 3.
Summarising the average causal effects between cognitive appraisals about dissociation (CAD) and all other variables. (Percentages to 2 d.p., causal effects & CIs to 2 s.f.).
| Causal effects: | Pathway present (direct or indirect) % | Causal effect | 90% CI | Direct edge present % | Direct causal effect | 90% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable to CAD (i.e. variable causing CAD) | ||||||
| Dissociation | 27.23 | 0.74 | 0.55–0.80 | 100 | 0.70 | 0.54–0.80 |
| General Self-Efficacy | 60.36 | −0.31 | −0.44–−0.15 | 45.68 | −0.12 | −0.44–0.00 |
| Perseverative Thinking | 40.30 | 0.38 | 0.32–0.69 | 100 | 0.35 | 0.30–0.58 |
| Body Vigilance | 51.93 | 0.19 | 0.025–0.26 | 34.01 | 0.064 | 0.00–0.25 |
| Anxiety Sensitivity | 37.98 | 0.44 | 0.26–0.62 | 100 | 0.21 | 0.18–0.29 |
| Negative Meta-Emotion | 36.70 | 0.22 | 0.12–0.52 | 75.94 | 0.042 | 0.00–0.10 |
| Alexithymia | 43.22 | −0.41 | −0.53–−0.042 | 80.72 | −0.10 | −0.15–0.00 |
| Responses to Dissociation | 38.04 | 0.23 | 0.074–0.46 | 97.06 | 0.15 | 0.054–0.46 |
| Affect Intolerance | 34.55 | 0.37 | 0.33–0.41 | 100 | 0.21 | 0.17–0.23 |
| Attentional Control | 6.69 | −0.058 | −0.17–−0.0099 | 1.19 | – | – |
| Overwhelm | 1.44 | 0.25 | 0.052–0.63 | 6.94 | 0.017 | 0.00–0.095 |
| CAD to variable (i.e. CAD causing variable) | ||||||
| Dissociation | 72.77 | 0.73 | 0.64–0.82 | 100 | 0.72 | 0.63–0.82 |
| General Self-Efficacy | 39.64 | −0.42 | −0.47–−0.21 | 99.95 | −0.40 | −0.47–−0.20 |
| Perseverative Thinking | 59.70 | 0.61 | 0.47–0.72 | 100 | 0.31 | 0.25–0.58 |
| Body Vigilance | 46.57 | 0.25 | 0.15–0.30 | 86.92 | 0.23 | 0.00–0.30 |
| Anxiety Sensitivity | 62.02 | 0.54 | 0.39–0.66 | 100 | 0.36 | 0.25–0.40 |
| Negative Meta-Emotion | 63.30 | 0.44 | 0.26–0.57 | 98.83 | 0.22 | 0.088–0.31 |
| Alexithymia | 56.66 | −0.36 | −0.55–−0.044 | 2.82 | <0.01 | – |
| Responses to Dissociation | 61.96 | 0.31 | 0.075–0.47 | 66.69 | 0.21 | 0.00–0.47 |
| Affect Intolerance | 65.45 | 0.57 | 0.30–0.72 | 100 | 0.26 | 0.16–0.30 |
| Attentional Control | 67.95 | −0.27 | −0.44–−0.040 | 1.53 | <0.001 | – |
| Overwhelm | 98.48 | 0.31 | 0.048–0.63 | 1.34 | <0.001 | – |
| Key: | ||||||
| ‘Pathway present’ | The proportion of sampled DAGs which found this pathway. | |||||
| ‘Causal effect’ | Average total causal effect when that pathway was present. | |||||
| ‘Direct edge present’ | The proportion of DAGs that found direct pathways of those where some pathway was found to be present. | |||||
| ‘Direct causal effect’ | Average total causal effect of the direct pathways. | |||||
| CI | Credible interval. | |||||