Table 4 Total, direct, and indirect effects for a multiple mediator model (n = 257)
Model | Effect | SE | t-test | p-value | 95% BC CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total effect of psychological distress on HRQOL | − 0.3318 | 0.0561 | -5.9201 | < 0.001 | [-0.4422, − 0.2214] |
Direct effect of psychological distress on HRQOL | − 0.2552 | 0.0743 | -3.4344 | 0.0007 | [-0.4015, − 0.1089] |
Total indirect effect | − 0.0766 | 0.0606 | [-0.2011, 0.0363] | ||
Indirect effect via | |||||
Depressive symptoms | − 0.0427 | 0.0571 | [-0.1622, 0.0630] | ||
Depressive symptoms and emotional eating behaviors | − 0.0177 | 0.0134 | [-0.0492, 0.0025] | ||
Emotional eating behaviors | − 0.0162 | 0.0135 | [-0.0464, 0.0062] |