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Table 3 Decomposition of effect, direct and indirect paths

From: The role of length of maternity leave in supporting mother–child interactions and attachment security among American mothers and their infants

Predictors

Estimate

S.E.

Est./S.E.

Direct paths

 Dependent variable: TAS security

  NCATS

.005***

.001

3.935

  Leave

.000

.001

− .089

  SES

.073***

.011

6.727

 Dependent variable: TAS dependence

  NCATS

− .003*

.001

− 2.152

  Leave

− .001

.001

− 1.506

 Dependent variable: NCATS

  Leave

.039**

.013

2.932

  SES

.680***

.161

10.442

Indirect paths

 Dependent variable: TAS security

  Leave + NCATS

.000*

.000

2.325

  SES + NCATS

.008***

.002

3.981

 Dependent variable: TAS dependence

  Leave + NCATS

.000+

.000

− 1.772

  SES + NCATS

− .005*

.002

− 2.182

  1. * p ≤ .05, ** p ≤ .01, *** p ≤ .001, + p ≤ .10