Table 3 Results of simple mediation analyses (n = 2047)
Path | Effect | SE | t | p | LLCI | ULCI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Model 1: Mediator = Hostility | ||||||
FSS → Hostility (a) | −0.152 | 0.011 | −13.348 | 0.000 | −0.174 | −0.129 |
Hostility → PIU (b) | 0.382 | 0.019 | 20.333 | 0.000 | 0.346 | 0.419 |
FSS → PIU (c’) | −0.051 | 0.010 | −5.033 | 0.000 | −0.070 | −0.031 |
Indirect effect (ab) | −0.058 | 0.005 | - | - | −0.068 | −0.048 |
Model 2: Mediator = Depression | ||||||
FSS → Depression (a) | −0.198 | 0.012 | −16.277 | 0.000 | −0.222 | −0.174 |
Depression → PIU (b) | 0.291 | 0.018 | 16.079 | 0.000 | 0.256 | 0.327 |
FSS → PIU (c’) | −0.051 | 0.011 | −4.800 | 0.000 | −0.072 | −0.030 |
Indirect effect (ab) | −0.058 | 0.005 | - | - | −0.069 | −0.048 |