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Table 5 Comparison of the results of the SEM and the LLM approaches
| Significant test/effect measures | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terms included in models (Terms were represented as interaction terms in LLM, but were represented as pathways in SEM except for '#') | SEM | LLM | SEM (t-values) | LLM (p-values) | SEM(Path Coefficient) (effect size*) | LLM (Odds Ratio) (effect size*) |
| Physical*Psycho (#) | Yes (#) | Yes | 7.92 | <0.0001 | 0.64 (#)(L) | 1.65(L) |
| Psycho*Stress Management | Yes | Yes | 2.52 | <0.0001 | 0.11(S) | 1.25(S) |
| Psycho*Self-Perception | Yes | Yes | 3.15 | <0.0001 | 0.23(M) | 1.35(M) |
| Psycho*Child Behaviour | Yes | Yes | -4.07 | 0.0052 | -0.22(M) | 0.86(S) |
| Physical*Caregiver Demands | Yes | Yes | 5.00 | 0.0003 | 0.23(M) | 1.19(S) |
| Physical*Family Function | Yes | Yes | 5.34 | 0.0011 | 0.33(M) | 1.19(S) |
| Stress Management*Child Behaviour | Yes | Yes | -2.75 | 0.0089 | -0.18(M) | 0.87(S) |
| Stress Management*Family Function | Yes | Yes | 4.46 | <0.0001 | 0.27(M) | 1.31(S) |
| Self Perception*Child Behaviour | Yes | Yes | -4.78 | <0.0001 | -0.37(M) | 0.81(S) |
| Family Function*Self-Perception | Yes | Yes | 6.67 | <0.0001 | 0.56 (L) | 1.70 (L) |
| Child behaviour*Gross Income | Yes | No | -3.36 | NA | -0.18 (M) | NA |
| Psycho*Family Function | Yes | No | 3.83 | NA | 0.33 (M) | NA |
| Physical*Child Behaviour | Yes | No | -2.98 | NA | -0.18 (M) | NA |
| Social Support*Self-Perception | Yes | No | 3.10 | NA | 0.18 (M) | NA |
| Stress Management*Self-Perception | Yes | No | 4.30 | NA | 0.29 (M) | NA |
| Psycho*Caregiving Demands | Yes | No | 3.12 | NA | 0.12 (S) | NA |
| Social Support*Family Function | Yes | No | 3.67 | NA | 0.18 (M) | NA |
