Table 3 Testing for the mediation effect of depression

Covariates:

 Gender

−0.183

0.06

−2.91**

[−0.29, −0.06]

−0.11

0.07

−1.47

[−0.08, 0.06]

 Age

0.04

0.03

1.49

[−0.01, 0.10]

−0.01

0.04

−0.29

[−0.08, 0.06]

 SE

−0.47

0.03

−15.12*****

[−0.53, −0.41]

0.07

0.04

1.57

[−0.17, 0.16]

Study variables:

 PV

0.32

0.03

10.21***

[0.26, 0.38]

0.15

0.04

3.63***

[018, 0.36]

 Depression

–

–

–

–

0.27

0.05

5.66***

[0.18, 0.36]

R²

0.42

0.11

F

117.74***

16.82***