In the predictions of Reliable Change of parent - reported internalizing and externalizing child symptoms, non-anxiety comorbidity could be classified as a classical
suppressor variable.
This pattern of results, confirmed by additional calculations described by Cohen and Cohen (1983), indicated that pubertal status was
a suppressor variable.
Not exact matches
Multiple regression analyses were used to further explore possible mediator or
suppressor effects of the working alliance on outcome
variables (residual change in IES - R composite score and residual change in BSI anxiety and BSI depression).
This suggests that one or more of the social competence
variables acts as
suppressor on gender and that with social competence level kept constant differences between boys and girls in trajectory group membership do occur.