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Table 3 Mediation analyses of the relationship between CVE and eating disorder symptoms, with posttraumatic stress symptoms as mediator

From: Longitudinal associations between community violence exposure, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and eating disorder symptoms

Model

Total effects

Direct effects

Indirect effects

Coefficient (b-value)

t-value

p-value

Coefficient (b-value)

t-value

p-value

Coefficient (SE)

Percentile bootstrap 95% CI

Lower

Higher

Model 1: CVE on ED thoughts, no exposure vs witnessing

.27

2.47

.014

.17

1.52

.128

.11 (.02)

.07

.15

Model 1: CVE on ED thoughts, no exposure vs victimization

.58

5.03

 < .001

.23

1.94

.052

.35 (.05)

.26

.44

Model 2: CVE on ED compensation, no exposure vs witnessing

.09

1.37

.17

.05

.80

.424

.04 (.01)

.02

.06

Model 2: CVE on ED compensation, no exposure vs victimization

.36

5.39

 < .001

.24

3.45

 < .001

.12 (.03)

.07

.17

  1. Bold font indicate significant effects. For indirect effects, the effect is significant when the 95% confidence interval does not include zero
  2. CVE Community violence exposure, ED Eating disorder, CI confidence interval
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Journal of Eating Disorders

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