Model fitting results for the univariate and bivariate analyses are shown in Table 4. Individual parameters could be dropped from the univariate model examining maltreatment without a statistically significant decrease in fit, though the A and C parameters could not be dropped simultaneously. In contrast, only C could be dropped from the models of conduct problems. Due to the relatively low power to discriminate the effects of A vs. C in the maltreatment model, the saturated bivariate (ACTE) model was selected for interpretation. Each covariance path in the bivariate model could be dropped individually, but common genetic and shared environmental influences could not be dropped simultaneously.
