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Table 3 Tests of the indirect effects of symptom complaints (as count and sum) on the relations between parental work affiliation and school absence (in days and hours)

From: Parental work absenteeism is associated with increased symptom complaints and school absence in adolescent children

Parent work affiliation

Measure of symptom complaints

Measure of School absence

Estimate and 95% CI for total effects

b (upper, lower)

Estimate and 95% CI for indirect effects

b (upper, lower)

Percent of total effect mediated

%

Explained variance of school absence

R 2

Mother

Count

Hours

1.836*** (0.807–2.944)

0.405*** (0.241–0.600)

22.25

0.031

Mother

Count

Days

1.020*** (0.527–1.566)

0.227*** (0.133–0.331)

22.06

0.046

Mother

Sum

Hours

1.836*** (0.835–2.857)

0.400*** (0.238–0.583)

21.79

0.033

Mother

Sum

Days

1.020*** (0.524–1.563)

0.234*** (0.137–0.343)

22.94

0.053

Father

Count

Hours

1.669** (0.619–2.962)

0.370*** (0.164–0.596)

22.17

0.025

Father

Count

Days

1.266*** (0.572–1.967)

0.214*** (0.098–0.340)

16.90

0.040

Father

Sum

Hours

1.669** (0.460–2.816)

0.431*** (0.235–0.673)

25.82

0.026

Father

Sum

Days

1.266*** (0.579–1.966)

0.264*** (0.134–0.401)

20.85

0.046

  1. Bootstrapped (k = 1000) confidence intervals shown
  2. ** p ≤ .01, *** p ≤ .001