Does early adversity predict aggression among Chinese male violent juvenile offenders? The mediating role of life history strategy and the moderating role of meaning in life

Table 2 Tests of mediating effect (n = 491)

Predictors	Equation 1: Life history strategy(M)				Equation 2: Aggression(Y)
Predictors	β	SE	t	95% CI	β	SE	t	95% CI
SES	0.15	0.04	3.37^**	[0.06,0.23]	0.12	0.04	2.86^**	[0.04,0.20]
Early adversity(X)	–0.22	0.04	–5.04^***	[–0.31, − 0.13]	0.40	0.04	9.73^***	[0.32,0.48]
Life history strategy				[0.26, 0.42]	–0.15	0.04	–5.36^**	[–0.23, − 0.06]
R ²	0.07				0.22
F	17.23^***				46.31^***

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