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Table 4 Mediation analyses for the five sequences of variables meeting Baron and Kenny’s (1986) criteria for the presence of mediation effects

From: Comparison of relationships among French adult siblings with or without schizophrenia using the ASRQ-S: mediating effect on emotional distress

Predictor

Outcome

Mediator

n

Total effect

Mediated effect

p

Sz vs. Ctrl

Distress

Antagonism

374

0.25

0.03 (11%)

0.032

Sz vs. Ctrl

Distress

Quarrel

374

0.25

0.03 (10%)

0.049

Sz vs. Ctrl

Distress

Rivalry

374

0.21

0.09 (39%)

0.002

Sz vs. Ctrl

Distress

Maternal rivalry

363

0.21

0.06 (33%)

0.010

Sz vs. Ctrl

Distress

Paternal rivalry

363

0.21

0.05 (22%)

0.108

  1. Note. Ctrl Siblings with a healthy brother or sister, SZ Siblings with a brother or sister experiencing schizophrenia