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Table 2 Path coefficients, estimates and confidence intervals for mediation analyses of mental health outcomes

From: Beyond positive and negative trait affect: Flourishing through music engagement

 

IV→Mi

Mi→DV

Indirect via Mi

Direct effect

Total effect

IV→Mii

Mii→DV

Indirect via Mii

Indirect effect contrast

 

a i

b i

a i xb i

c

c’

a ii

b ii

a ii xb ii

(a i xb i ) - (a ii xb ii )

Well-being

B

.1526**

.6735**

.1029

-.1011

-.1404

.1101*

-.5762**

-.0624

.1653

SE

.0569

.0864

.0449

.1222

.1155

.0495

.0992

.0310

.0602

LLCI

  

.0256

    

-.1321

.0611

ULCI

  

.2032

    

-.0089

.3018

Depression

B

.2588**

-.4007**

-.1044

-.0021

.0693

.0699

.4626**

.0324

-.1368

SE

.0581

.0570

.0340

.0829

.0788

.0496

.0667

.0250

.0468

LLCI

  

-.1833

    

-.0127

-.2376

ULCI

  

-.0486

    

.0861

-.0526

Anxiety

B

.2588**

-.1799**

-.0469

.0098

.0337

.0699

.3248**

.0233

-.0701

SE

.0581

.0531

.0214

.0742

.0734

.0496

.0622

.0182

.0304

LLCI

  

-.1037

    

-.0085

-.1394

ULCI

  

-.0146

    

.0645

-.0192

Stress

B

.2588**

-.2829**

-.0741

.0772

.1401

.0699

.1476*

.0103

-.0844

SE

.0581

.0534

.0257

.0744

.0739

.0496

.0625

.0098

.0290

LLCI

  

-.1350

    

-.0021

-.1523

ULCI

  

-.0331

    

.0389

-.0374

  1. **p < .01; *p < .05.
  2. Value in bold indicates statistical significance on 95% confidence interval using bootstrapping with 10,000 samples.