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Table. 4.

Differential paths for juvenile delinquents and students for proposed model

Path name Juveniles beta Students beta Difference in betas Interpretation
EA → EM 0.58*** 0.53*** 0.05** The positive relationship between EA and EM is stronger for juveniles.
EM → Lie 0.39*** 0.48*** -0.09* The positive relationship between EM and Lie is stronger for students.
EA → PVA 0.09 0.20*** -0.11 The positive relationship between EA and PVA is only significant for students.
Lie → PVA 0.31*** 0.36*** -0.05 There is no difference.
EM → PVA 0.44*** 0.22*** 0.22*** The positive relationship between EM and PVA is stronger for juveniles.
EM → DT 0.32*** 0.09 0.23*** The positive relationship between EM and DT is stronger for juveniles.
Lie → DT 0.29*** 0.35*** -0.06 There is no difference.
PVA → DT 0.31*** 0.40*** -0.09 There is no difference.

*p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001. DT, delinquent tendencies; EA, emotional abuse; EM, emotional maturity; PVA, physical and verbal aggression

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