The mediating role of internalizing and externalizing symptoms in the relationship between childhood trauma and suicidality among adolescents: a structural equation model

Table 2 Standardized and unstandardized path coefficients and standard errors

Path	B	S.E	Β	C.R	p-value
Original model
Childhood trauma → internalizing symptoms	2.108	0.407	0.816	5.185	< 0.001
Childhood trauma → externalizing symptoms	1.051	0.248	0.752	4.243	< 0.001
Childhood trauma → suicidality	3.167	3.687	0.344	0.859	0.390
Internalizing symptoms → suicidality	1.413	0.897	0.397	1.576	0.115
Externalizing symptoms → suicidality	− 1.983	1.305	− 0.301	− 1.520	0.129
Competitive model I
Childhood trauma → internalizing symptoms	0.771	0.205	0.309	3.762	< 0.001
Childhood trauma → externalizing symptoms	0.437	0.130	0.330	3.360	< 0.001
Childhood trauma → suicidality	1.958	0.839	0.222	2.335	0.020
Externalizing symptoms → internalizing symptoms	1.052	0.171	0.559	6.140	< 0.001
Internalizing symptoms → suicidality	1.750	0.442	0.495	3.964	< 0.001
Externalizing symptoms → suicidality	− 1.230	0.729	− 0.185	− 1.687	0.092
Competitive model II (final model)
Childhood trauma → internalizing symptoms	0.776	0.206	0.311	3.767	< 0.001
Childhood trauma → externalizing symptoms	0.436	0.130	0.328	3.350	< 0.001
Childhood trauma → suicidality	2.017	0.846	0.228	2.385	0.017
Externalizing symptoms → internalizing symptoms	1.040	0.171	0.553	6.084	< 0.001
Internalizing symptoms → suicidality	1.268	0.335	0.358	3.789	< 0.001

B unstandardized effect, S.E. standard error, β standardized direct effect, C.R critical ratio

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