Examining how and why polygenic dopamine composite levels moderate adolescents’ vulnerability to peer victimization

Table 3 Testing the moderation model in adolescent girls and boys

Variable	Equation 1 (Externalizing problems)
	Girls (n = 197)			Boys (n = 196)
	β	SE	95% CI	β	SE	95% CI
PV	0.47^b	0.06	[0.34, 0.59]	0.33^b	0.07	[0.20, 0.46]
PDC	0.07	0.06	[− 0.06, 0.19]	0.09	0.07	[− 0.05, 0.22]
PV × PDC	0.23^a	0.07	[0.10, 0.36]	0.02	0.07	[− 0.12, 0.16]
SES	0.06	0.06	[− 0.07, 0.18]	− 0.22^a	0.07	[− 0.35, − 0.09]
R²	0.26			0.16
F	16.50^b			9.26^b

PV and PDC represent peer victimization and polygenic dopamine composite respectively
^ap < 0.01
^bp < 0.001

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