Table 4.
Path Effects in Structural Equation Models of LEs
| Negative LEs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effect |
Reality distortion (β) 1 |
Disorgani
zation (β) |
Negative
SX (β) |
Mania
(β) |
Depression
(β) |
| Negative LE 6M on SX 6M 2 | .10 | .11 | −.07 | .11 | .06 |
| Negative LE 24M on SX 24M | .10 | .11 | −.08 | .10 | .06 |
| Negative LE 48M on SX 48M | .11 | .10 | −.08 | .11 | .06 |
| Negative LE 120M on SX 120M | .05 | .05 | −.05 | .06 | .04 |
| SX 6M on Negative LE 24M | -- | -- | −.11 | -- | -- |
| SX 24M on Negative LE 48M | -- | -- | −.11 | -- | -- |
| SX 48M on Negative LE 120M | -- | −.10 | -- | −.13 | .17 |
| Negative LE 6M on Negative LE 24M | .20 | .20 | .20 | .20 | .20 |
| Negative LE 24M on Negative LE 48M | .30 | .30 | .28 | .29 | .29 |
| Negative LE 48M on Negative LE 120M | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SX 6M on SX 24M | .44 | .41 | .67 | .42 | .32 |
| SX 24M on SX 48M | .51 | .42 | .63 | .22 | .33 |
| SX 48M on SX 120M | .27 | .38 | .40 | .24 | .27 |
| Positive LEs | |||||
|
Reality distortion
(β) |
Disorganization
(β) |
Negative SX (β) | |||
| Positive LE 6M on SX 6M | -- | -- | −.16 | ||
| Positive LE 24M on SX 24M | -- | -- | −.15 | ||
| Positive LE 48M on SX 48M | -- | -- | −.13 | ||
| Positive LE 120M on SX 120M | -- | -- | −.11 | ||
| SX 6M on Positive LE 24M | -- | -- | −.09 | ||
| SX 24M on Positive LE 48M | -- | -- | −.10 | ||
| SX 48M on Positive LE 120M | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Positive LE 6M on Positive LE 24M | .14 | .14 | .12 | ||
| Positive LE 24M on Positive LE 48M | .27 | .28 | .26 | ||
| Positive LE 48M on Positive LE 120M | .17 | .17 | .16 | ||
| SX 6M on SX 24M | .44 | .40 | .66 | ||
| SX 24M on SX 48M | .51 | .43 | .59 | ||
| SX 48M on SX 120M | .28 | .38 | .41 | ||
1
Effect sizes reported for all p<.05 significant paths; correlations among disturbances on symptoms at non-adjacent waves are not shown.
2
LE = Life Events; SX = Symptoms.