The aim of the third model was to test the third hypothesis regarding the direct role of childhood maltreatment experiences on the development of youth CAD symptoms. The third model indicated significant relations between child maltreatment prior to Wave 1 and CAD symptoms at Wave 3 (age range = 13–15 years; critical ratio [CR] = 2.77; p < .001). After adding maltreatment as an independent variable predicting CAD symptoms at Wave 3, continuity in predictive relationship from Wave 3 to Wave 4 in CAD symptoms sustained statistical significance, suggesting an indirect path from child maltreatment to late adolescence CAD symptoms via early adolescence CAD symptoms.
