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. 2023 Jun 29;14:1172350. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1172350

Table 3.

Total, direct, and indirect effects in the APIMeM (n = 259).

β SE 95%CI p
Actor effect
Patients
Total effect 0.082 0.028 (0.016, 0.128) 0.004
Total indirect effect −0.009 0.008 (−0.020, 0.009) 0.248
Specific indirect effect 1: X1-M1-Y1 −0.012 0.007 (−0.025, 0.003) 0.096
Specific indirect effect 2: X1-M2-Y1 0.003 0.004 (−0.002, 0.015) 0.401
Direct effect 0.091 0.029 (0.019, 0.134) 0.001
Caregivers
Total effect 0.834 0.015 (0.825, 0.873) <0.001
Total indirect effect 0.246 0.043 (0.263, 0.407) <0.001
Specific indirect effect 1: X2-M1-Y2 0.135 0.028 (0.050, 0.126) <0.001
Specific indirect effect 1: X2-M2-Y2 0.111 0.031 (0.191, 0.324) <0.001
Direct effect 0.588 0.045 (0.433, 0.595) <0.001
Partner effect
Patients
Total effect 0.905 0.021 (0.852, 0.927) <0.001
Total indirect effect −0.011 0.027 (−0.046, 0.068) 0.698
Specific indirect effect 1: X2-M1-Y1 −0.040 0.020 (−0.058, 0.011) 0.046
Specific indirect effect 1: X2-M2-Y1 0.029 0.023 (−0.026, 0.085) 0.204
Direct effect 0.915 0.035 (0.803, 0.953) <0.001
Caregivers
Total effect −0.035 0.032 (−0.061, 0.066) 0.273
Total indirect effect 0.053 0.019 (0.028, 0.104) 0.006
Specific indirect effect 1: X1-M1-Y2 0.041 0.015 (0.013, 0.057) 0.008
Specific indirect effect 1: X1-M2-Y2 0.012 0.010 (0.005, 0.060) 0.229
Direct effect −0.088 0.025 (−0.109, −0.008) 0.001

APIMeM, actor-partner interdependence mediation model; β, standardized estimate; SE, standard error; CI, confidence interval; X1, patient’s perceived stress; X2, caregiver’s perceived stress; M1, patient’s social support; M2, caregiver’s social support; Y1, patient’s insomnia; Y2, caregiver’s social support. The boldface indicates p < 0.05.