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Table 3 Mediated effects of admiration and adoration on well-being variables

From: Relations of admiration and adoration with other emotions and well-being

Effect

Admiration

Adoration

 

Estimate

BC 95% CI

Estimate

BC 95% CI

 

USTD

STD

LL

UL

USTD

STD

LL

UL

Indirect Effects on Self-Acceptance (SA)

A → Inspiration → SA

0.05**

.05**

0.02

0.10

0.02+

.03+

0.00

0.05

A → Fascination → SA

−0.04*

-.03*

−0.08

−0.01

−0.04**

-.05**

−0.06

−0.01

A → Gratitude → SA

0.12***

.10***

0.05

0.19

0.03+

.04+

−0.01

0.07

A → Envy → SA

−0.14***

-.12***

−0.22

−0.08

0.03

.03

−0.01

0.06

Total indirect:

        

A → Emotionsa → SA

−0.01

-.01

−0.13

0.12

0.04

.06

−0.03

0.11

Effects on Purpose in Life (PL)

A → Inspiration → PL

0.07**

.06**

0.02

0.12

0.03*

.04*

0.00

0.06

A → Fascination → PL

−0.02

-.02

−0.07

0.01

−0.02

-.03

−0.05

0.01

A → Gratitude → PL

0.08***

.08***

0.04

0.15

0.02

.03

−0.00

0.05

A → Envy → PL

−0.07**

-.06**

−0.12

−0.03

0.01

.02

−0.00

0.03

Total indirect:

        

A → Emotionsa → PL

0.06

.06

−0.03

0.16

0.04

.06

−0.01

0.10

Total indirect + direct:

        

A → PL

—

—

—

—

0.12**

.18**

0.05

0.19

Effects on Personal Growth (PG)

A → Inspiration → PG

0.06**

.08**

0.02

0.11

0.02*

.05*

0.00

0.05

A → Fascination → PG

0.01

.01

−0.01

0.03

0.01

.01

−0.01

0.03

A → Gratitude → PG

0.05**

.07**

0.02

0.09

0.01

.03

−0.00

0.04

A → Envy → PG

−0.05**

-.06**

−0.09

−0.02

0.01

.02

−0.00

0.02

Total indirect:

        

A → Emotionsa → PG

0.07*

.09*

−0.00

0.14

0.05*

.10*

0.01

0.09

Total indirect + direct:

        

A → PG

0.16**

.21**

0.05

0.26

−0.05

-.09

−0.11

0.02

Indirect Effects on Environmental Mastery (EM)

A → Inspiration → EM

0.04**

.04**

0.02

0.08

0.02+

.03+

0.00

0.04

A → Fascination → EM

−0.03*

-.03*

−0.08

−0.01

−0.03**

-.05**

−0.06

−0.01

A → Gratitude → EM

0.07***

.07***

0.03

0.12

0.02

.03

−0.00

0.05

A → Envy → EM

−0.13***

-.13***

−0.20

−0.07

0.02

.04

−0.01

0.06

Total indirect:

        

A → Emotionsa → EM

−0.05

-.05

−0.14

0.05

0.03

.05

−0.03

0.09

Indirect Effects on Life Satisfaction (LS)

A → Inspiration → PWBb → LS

0.03*

.03*

0.01

0.06

0.01+

.02+

0.00

0.03

A → Fascination → PWBb → LS

−0.03**

-.03**

−0.07

−0.01

−0.03**

-.04**

−0.06

−0.02

A → Gratitude → PWBb → LS

0.08***

.07***

0.04

0.14

0.02

.03

−0.00

0.05

A → Envy → PWBb → LS

−0.08***

-.07***

−0.14

−0.04

0.02

.02

−0.01

0.04

Total indirect c :

        

A → LS

0.03

.03

−0.07

0.14

0.05

.07

−0.01

0.11

  1. Note. USTD = unstandardized. STD = standardized. BC 95% CI = bias-corrected 95% confidence interval for unstandardized estimate based on 5,000 bootstrap samples. LL = lower limit. UL = upper limit. A = admiration or adoration. — = total effect not reported (model does not include direct path).
  2. aEmotions includes the combined indirect effects via inspiration, fascination, gratitude, and envy.
  3. bPWB = psychological well-being, which includes the combined indirect effects via positive relations, self-acceptance, purpose in life, personal growth, environmental mastery, and autonomy.
  4. cTotal indirect effect includes all possible two-step and three-step mediated paths between admiration or adoration and life satisfaction depicted in Figure 1.
  5. ***p < .001. **p < .01. *p < .05. + p < .10.