Table 5.
Estimates of the mediation analysis.
| β | B | SE | CI lower | CI upper | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct path | ||||||
| Hukou → Parental absence | 0.151 | 0.123 | 0.019 | 0.086 | 0.159 | |
| Parental absence → HLEs | −0.077 | −0.186 | 0.052 | –0.288 | –0.083 | |
| Hukou → HLEs | −0.293 | −0.571 | 0.043 | –0.655 | –0.487 | |
| The Effect from hukou to HLEs | ||||||
| The indirect effect of hukou on HLEs | −0.012 | −0.023 | 0.008 | –0.040 | –0.008 | |
| The total effect of hukou on HLEs | −0.305 | −0.594 | 0.041 | –0.666 | –0.506 | |
| Model fit | χ2 | df | p | CFI | RMSEA | SRMR |
| 10.243 | 3 | 0.017 | 0.975 | 0.038 (0.014–0.064) | 0.016 | |
| N of Observation | 1,876 |
Bolded results are significant at 0.05 level. Covariates included child age in months, gender and waves.