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Table 3 Indirect effects of perceived stress on health status mediated by social support and sense of coherence (N = 231)

From: Female nursing graduate students’ stress and health: the mediating effects of sense of coherence and social support

Effect

B

SE

95% CI

LLCI

ULCI

Total indirect effect of perceived stress on health status

−5.21

1.06

−7.4150

−3.3087

Indirect effect 1

Perceived stress → social support → health status

−0.51

0.54

− 1.6872

0.4808

Indirect effect 2

Perceived stress → sense of coherence → health status

−3.42

0.86

−5.2616

−1.8906

Indirect effect 3

Perceived stress → social support → sense of coherence → health status

−1.28

0.40

−2.1663

−0.5992

  1. Bootstrap sample size = 5000; CI confidence interval, SE standard error, LLCI lower limit confidence interval, ULCI upper limit confidence interval