Table 3 Total, Direct, Total Indirect and Specific Indirect Effects
From: Associations between childhood maltreatment and adult depression: a mediation analysis
Effects from | Total (95% CI) | Direct (95% CI) | Total indirect (95% CI) |
CM to MD | .33*** (.255, .395) | .00 (-.060, .064) | .32*** (.264, .383) |
Mediating variable (M) | Effect of CM on M (95% CI) | Effect of M on MD (95% CI) | Specific Indirect Effect (95% CI) |
PTSD | .31*** (.238; .372) | .34*** (.268; .419) | .11*** (.072, .137) |
NOA | .21*** (.138; .274) | -.11* (-.198; -.015) | -.02* (-.042, -.002) |
GOA | .27*** (.204; .332) | .11* (.012; .209) | .03* (.002, .057) |
IMP | .27*** (.199; .339) | -.10* (-.196; -.009) | -.03* (-.054, -.001) |
AWA | .15*** (.082; .220) | .04 (-.041; .115) | .01 (-.006, .018) |
STR | .24*** (.174; .307) | .36*** (.202; .519) | .09*** (.042, .132) |
CLA | .24*** (.171; .302) | .18*** (.080; .274) | .04** (.017, .067) |
RUM | .22*** (.146; .291) | -.03 (-.136; .076) | -.01 (-.030, .017) |
DA | .29*** (226; .355) | .14** (.041; .245) | .04** (.011, .072) |
AVO | .33*** (.270; .390) | .03 (-.018; .085) | .01 (-.006, .028) |
ANX | .13*** (.066; .200) | .03 (-.035; .086) | .00 (-.005, .012) |
Effect of M on PTSD (95% CI) | Specific Indirect Effect (95% CI) | ||
NOA (via PTSD) | .00 (-.113;.115) | .00 (-.008, .008) | |
GOA (via PTSD) | .07 (-.052; .194) | .01 (-.005, .018) | |
IMP via PTSD | .11 (-.010; .219) | .01 (-.002, .021) | |
AWA via PTSD | -.05 (-.140; .049) | .00 (-.007, .003) | |
STR via PTSD | .08 (-.106; .271) | .01 (-.009, .022) | |
CLA via PTSD | .09 (-.021; .209) | .01 (-.002, .017) | |
RUM via PTSD | .18** (.045; .323) | .01* (.002, .025) | |
DA via PTSD | .08 (-.059; .210) | .01 (-.006, .021) | |
AVO via PTSD | .02 (-.041; .084) | .00 (-.005, .010) | |
ANX via PTSD | .06 (-.015; .126) | .00 (-.001, .006) | |