Table 3.

Testing the moderated mediation effect of peer relationships on self-esteem and adolescent depression.

	Model 1 Self-esteem		Model 2 Adolescent depression
	β	t	β	t
Gender	−0.05	−1.37	0.08	2.85**
Grade	−0.08	−2.26*	0.07	2.52*
Family functioning	0.51	13.90***	−0.08	2.32*
Self-esteem			−0.38	−9.01***
Peer relationships			−0.26	−6.48***
Self-esteem × peer relationship			0.15	6.57***
R2	0.30		0.56
F	78.40***		118.40***

*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 and ***P < 0.001.