Observational Study
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World J Psychiatry. Feb 19, 2025; 15(2): 100135
Published online Feb 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i2.100135
Table 4 Paternal disapproval in childhood (predictor), alexithymia (predicted), and self-esteem (mediator) model
P value test
Predictors
Predicted variable
β
t
P value
ModelPaternal disapproval in childhoodAlexithymia0.5212.340.000
ModelPaternal disapproval in childhoodAlexithymia0.244.540.004
Self-esteem-0.42-7.910.000
Hayes’ bootstrapβ = 0.21, boot SE = 0.02, 95%CI: 0.17-0.25, R2 = 0.37