Fig 1.
Proposed parallel mediation model.
Conceptual parallel mediation model in which the independent variable (ACE-maltreatment or household dysfunction) impacts the dependent variable (Anxiety) through the two parallel mediators (threat perception and CFI control).
Table 1.
Prevalence of each category of adverse childhood experiences and ACE score by gender.
Fig 2.
Frequencies of reported ACE scores.
Observed frequencies of ACE-Maltreatment (A) and ACE-Family Dysfunction scores within the sample. Each score represents the total number of types of maltreatment or family dysfunction reported by the individual, rather than cumulative occurrences.
Table 2.
Bivariate correlations and descriptive statistics.
Table 3.
Regression models of relationships between ACEs total scores, maltreatment, and household dysfunction with proposed mediators and the outcome variable.
Table 4.
Regression models of the relationship between ACE-maltreatment and mediators.
Fig 3.
ACE-maltreatment parallel mediation model.
Mediation analyses from parallel mediation of maltreatment on anxiety through threat perception and CFI control. Path a1 is the effect of maltreatment on the proposed mediator threat perception, path a2 is the effect of maltreatment on the proposed mediator CFI-Control. Path b1 shows the effect of threat perception on anxiety, while path b2 shows the effect of CFI-Control on anxiety. Path c shows the total effect of maltreatment on anxiety when the mediators are not included in the model. In contrast, path c’ shows the direct effect of maltreatment on anxiety over and above the two mediators. *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001.
Table 5.
Regression models of the relationship between ACE-maltreatment and mediators.
Fig 4.
ACE-household dysfunction parallel mediation model.
Parallel mediation of ACE-household dysfunction on anxiety through threat perception and CFI control. Path a1 is the effect of family dysfunction on the proposed mediator threat perception, path a2 is the effect of family dysfunction on the proposed mediator CFI-Control. Path b1 shows the effect of threat perception on anxiety, while path b2 shows the effect of CFI-Control on anxiety. Path c shows the total effect of ACE-household dysfunction on anxiety when the mediators are not included in the model. In contrast, path c’ shows the direct effect of ACE-household dysfunction on anxiety over and above the two mediators. *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001.