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Table 7 Comparison of Beta of negative life events on psychological problems in LBA after adding mediating variables

From: The psychological problems and related influential factors of left-behind adolescents (LBA) in Hunan, China: a cross sectional study

Mediating variables

Casual variables

Beta1

Beta2

t

P

Family functioning

Life events

0.487

0.482

19.831

0.000

Passive coping

Life events

0.487

0.430

18.538

0.000

Psychoticism

Life events

0.487

0.452

19.466

0.000

Neuroticism

Life events

0.487

0.440

19.661

0.000

Self-esteem

Life events

0.487

0.454

19.440

0.000

  1. Note: Beta1: Beta of negative life events in the univariate regression equation with psychological problems as dependent variable
  2. Beta2: Beta of negative life events in the bivariate regression equation with psychological problems as dependent variable after adding mediating variables