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Table 4 Moderating effect analysis of psychosocial factors on the relationship between PNDP and emotional distress

From: Emotional distress among adolescents living with perinatal HIV in India: examining predictors and their mediating and moderating effects

Moderator

Path a, SE,

95% CI

Path b, SE,

95% CI

Path ab, SE, 95% CI

Anger

− 5.73*, 6.07, 0.34–− 17.81

0.36*, 0.09, 0.17–0.54

4.10*, 1.82, 0.49–7.70

Body image

− 5.80, 4.87, − 15.44–3.90

0.55*, 0.17, 0.21–0.89

0.71*, 0.32, 0.06–1.36

Hypervigilance

0.67, 3.39, − 6.06–7.40

0.74*, 0.19, 0.37–1.11

0.78*, 0.37, 0.05–1.51

  1. Models were adjusted for sex, awareness of HIV status, and awareness of having a chronic illness. *P < 0.05, SE – Standard Error, 95% CI – 95% Confidence intervals