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Table 4 Results for authoritarian parenting style as predictor, three parallel mediators (self-esteem, emotional intelligence, psychological distress) and binary outcome (pain)

From: Understanding the relationship between parenting style and chronic pain in adolescents: a structural equation modelling approach

Path

Estimate

SD

95% C.I.

Lower

Upper

Direct effect

\(a_{1}\)

− 0.121*

0.035

− 0.184

− 0.039

\(a_{2}\)

− 0.318*

0.179

− 0.645

− 0.076

\(a_{3}\)

0.265*

0.067

0.120

0.372

\(b_{1}\)

0.003

0.011

− 0.015

0.027

\(b_{2}\)

− 0.004*

0.002

− 0.008

− 0.002

\(b_{3}\)

0.033*

0.007

0.022

0.048

C

0.020

0.021

− 0.018

0.064

Indirect effect

\(a_{1} b_{1}\)

0.000

0.001

− 0.004

0.002

\(a_{2} b_{2}\)

0.001*

0.001

0.001

0.003

\(a_{3} b_{3}\)

0.008*

0.003

0.004

0.016

Total effect

0.030*

0.021

0.003

0.073

  1. \(a_{1}\) represents the direct path from authoritarian style to self-esteem; \(a_{2}\) represents the direct path from authoritarian style to emotional intelligence; \(a_{3}\) represents the direct path from authoritarian style to psychological distress; \(b_{1}\) represents the direct path from self-esteem to pain; \(b_{2}\) represents the direct path from emotional intelligence to pain; \(b_{3}\) represents the direct path from psychological distress to pain; c represents the direct path from authoritarian style to pain; \(a_{1} b_{1}\) represents the indirect path from authoritarian style to pain through self-esteem; \(a_{2} b_{2}\) represents the indirect path from authoritarian style to pain through emotional intelligence; \(a_{3} b_{3}\) represents the indirect path from authoritarian style to pain through psychological distress; SD, Posterior standard deviation; C.I, 95% Bayesian credible interval
  2. *Zero not include in 95% credible interval. Age, mother’s education and father’s education were controlled in the model.