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Table 2 Final model of material and relational pathways between parental separation and adult psychological distress by gender

From: Parental separation and adult psychological distress: an investigation of material and relational mechanisms

  

Men

Women

Path

Association

β

P value

β

P value

a

Parental separation → psychological distress

0.059

0.002

0.036

0.014

b

Parental separation → adolescent material advantage

−0.295

<0.001

−0.298

<0.001

c

Parental separation → educational attainment

−0.071

0.001

−0.087

<0.001

d

Adolescent material advantage → educational attainment

0.245

<0.001

0.227

<0.001

e

Educational attainment → psychological distress

−0.116

<0.001

−0.113

<0.001

f

Educational attainment → housing tenure (own/mortgage)

Ref

 

Ref

 
 

Educational attainment → housing tenure (social housing)

−0.230

<0.001

−0.304

<0.001

 

Educational attainment → housing tenure (private renting)

0.050

0.036

0.023

0.489

 

Educational attainment → housing tenure (other)

−0.031

0.248

0.008

0.699

g

Housing tenure (own/mortgage) → psychological distress

Ref

 

Ref

 
 

Housing tenure (social housing) → psychological distress

0.077

<0.001

0.077

<0.001

 

Housing tenure (private renting) → psychological distress

0.053

0.001

0.034

0.019

 

Housing tenure (other) → psychological distress

0.033

0.037

0.025

0.086

h

Adolescent material advantage → poor parent–child rel. qual.

−0.065

0.002

−0.085

<0.001

i

Poor parent–child relationship quality → educational attainment

  

−0.067

<0.001

j

Poor parent–child relationship quality → psychological distress

0.063

0.008

0.093

<0.001

k

Educational attainment → Partnership status (married)

Ref

 

a

 
 

Educational attainment → partnership status (cohabiting)

0.008

0.863

  
 

Educational attainment → partnership status (remarried)

−0.002

0.983

  
 

Educational attainment → partnership status (single)

−0.077

0.003

  
 

Educational attainment → partnership status (div/sep)

−0.050

0.118

  

l

Partnership status (married) → psychological distress

Ref

 

a

 
 

Partnership status (cohabiting) → psychological distress

−0.013

0.732

  
 

Partnership status (remarried) → psychological distress

0.052

0.933

  
 

Partnership status (single) → psychological distress

0.035

0.012

  
 

Partnership status (div/sep) → psychological distress

−0.007

0.781

  

Total effect

 

0.063 (100%)

 

0.115 (100%)

 

Direct effect

 

0.042 (66.7%)

 

0.046 (39.1%)

 

Indirect effect

 

0.021 (33.3%)

 

0.069 (60.0%)

 
  1. Model fit statistics: Men: CFI = 0.811, TLI = 0.730, RMSEA = 0.011. Women: CFI = 0.909, TLI = 0.803, RMSEA = 0.045.
  2. R2 for psychological distress, men = 0.044; women = 0.039.
  3. aPathways removed in final model due to statistical insignificance.
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BMC Public Health

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