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Table 4 Maximum likelihood estimates of the recursive structural model of the impact of female empowerment dimensions on female mental disorder dimensions

From: Applying the structural equation model approach to study the simultaneous relationship between women’s empowerment and mental disorder in Egypt

Endogenous latent variables

 

Exogenous variables

Estimate

Standard error

Critical ratio

Main direct determinants of women’s empowerment dimensions

Discussion with spouse

<---

Education

0.05***

0.011

4.479

<---

Exposure to violence

-0.024*

0.011

-2.245

<---

Wealth index

0.151***

0.039

3.851

<---

Areas (rural-reference)

0.023*

0.012

2.021

<---

Exposure to sexual harassment

0.096***

0.012

8.287

<---

Woman circumcised

-0.037

0.019

-1.909

<---

Disability

-0.081

0.07

-1.15

<---

Disease

0.015

0.011

1.411

Relationship with spouse

<---

Education

0.029***

0.007

4.125

<---

Exposure to violence

-0.007

0.007

-1.065

<---

Wealth index

0.04

0.024

1.659

<---

Areas (rural-reference)

0.015*

0.007

2.129

<---

Exposure to sexual harassment

0.004

0.007

0.619

<---

Woman circumcised

0.005

0.012

0.415

<---

Disability

-0.071

0.043

-1.628

<---

Disease

0.01

0.007

1.506

Treatment by spouse

<---

Education

0.11***

0.017

6.394

<---

Exposure to violence

-0.045**

0.016

-2.811

<---

Wealth index

0.05

0.059

0.849

<---

Areas (rural-reference)

-0.143***

0.018

-7.84

<---

Exposure to sexual harassment

-0.034*

0.017

-1.988

<---

Woman circumcised

0.044

0.029

1.498

<---

Disability

-0.158

0.107

-1.48

<---

Disease

-0.027

0.017

-1.627

Factors affecting mental health dimensions with the occurrence of women’s empowerment mediating variables

Difficulty in thinking

<---

Education

0.132***

0.027

4.908

<---

Exposure to violence

-0.019

0.022

-0.868

<---

Wealth index

0.022

0.08

0.277

<---

Areas (rural-reference)

-0.169***

0.03

-5.561

<---

Exposure to sexual harassment

-0.025

0.023

-1.064

<---

Woman circumcised

0.07

0.04

1.749

<---

Disability

-0.148

0.145

-1.015

<---

Disease

0.023

0.023

0.993

General fatigue

<---

Education

0.192***

0.037

5.145

<---

Exposure to violence

-0.045

0.031

-1.435

<---

Wealth index

-0.004

0.111

-0.038

<---

Areas (rural-reference)

-0.211***

0.042

-5.034

<---

Exposure to sexual harassment

-0.013

0.033

-0.383

<---

Woman circumcised

0.075

0.056

1.351

<---

Disability

-0.174

0.202

-0.862

<---

Disease

0.051

0.032

1.625

Frustrated

<---

Education

0.047***

0.011

4.382

<---

Exposure to violence

0.004

0.009

0.478

<---

Wealth index

0.027

0.031

0.873

<---

Areas (rural-reference)

-0.069***

0.012

-5.654

<---

Exposure to sexual harassment

-0.008

0.009

-0.814

<---

Woman circumcised

0.026

0.016

1.661

<---

Disability

-0.018

0.057

-0.309

<---

Disease

0.019*

0.009

2.172

Bad in sleep

<---

Education

0.167***

0.036

4.686

<---

Exposure to violence

-0.031

0.03

-1.028

<---

Wealth index

-0.003

0.106

-0.024

<---

Areas (rural-reference)

-0.194***

0.04

-4.846

<---

Exposure to sexual harassment

-0.011

0.031

-0.35

<---

Woman circumcised

0.114*

0.053

2.147

<---

Disability

-0.145

0.193

-0.753

<---

Disease

0.1***

0.03

3.329

Physical complications

<---

Education

0.128***

0.023

5.455

<---

Exposure to violence

0.007

0.02

0.36

<---

Wealth index

0.02

0.07

0.284

<---

Areas (rural-reference)

-0.109***

0.026

-4.152

<---

Exposure to sexual harassment

-0.019

0.02

-0.912

<---

Woman circumcised

0.05

0.035

1.434

<---

Disability

-0.079

0.126

-0.627

<---

Disease

0.05*

0.02

2.544

Impact of women’s empowerment dimensions on women’s mental disorder dimensions

Difficulty in thinking

<---

Discussion with spouse

0.024

0.013

1.881

<---

Relationship with spouse

-0.166***

0.03

-5.618

<---

Treatment by spouse

-1.362***

0.141

-9.696

General fatigue

<---

Discussion with spouse

0.012

0.022

0.562

<---

Relationship with spouse

-0.276***

0.049

-5.61

<---

Treatment by spouse

-1.862***

0.191

-9.738

Frustrated

<---

Discussion with spouse

-0.005

0.007

-0.729

<---

Relationship with spouse

-0.097***

0.017

-5.579

<---

Treatment by spouse

-0.51***

0.057

-8.919

Bad in sleep

<---

Discussion with spouse

0.059**

0.023

2.621

<---

Relationship with spouse

-0.173***

0.05

-3.452

<---

Treatment by spouse

-1.753***

0.184

-9.541

Physical complications

<---

Discussion with spouse

0.013

0.018

0.746

<---

Relationship with spouse

-0.125**

0.039

-3.209

<---

Treatment by spouse

-1.113***

0.12

-9.293

  1. Source: Calculated by authors using “Survey of Young People in Egypt” (SYPE) 2014
  2. Note that *0.01 < p < .05, **0.001 < p < .01, and ***p < .001. Two- tailed tests