Table 3.
Results of the multiple mediation analysis
| Regression model | Fitting indices | Regression coefficient | |||
| Outcome variable | Predictor variable | R2 | F | β | t |
| Helplessness | Social support | 0.402 | 6.357 | -0.354 | 5.808*** |
| Internality | Social support | 0.523 | 12.422 | 0.416 | 7.337*** |
| Self-management | Social support | 0.668 | 20.526 | 0.199 | 3.411*** |
| Helplessness | -0.331 | 6.172*** | |||
| Internality | 0.376 | 6.522*** | |||
| Helplessness | Health literacy | 0.629 | 21.630 | -0.616 | 11.682*** |
| Internality | Health literacy | 0.722 | 35.981 | 0.666 | 14.197*** |
| Self-management | Health literacy | 0.671 | 20.828 | 0.351 | 3.635*** |
| Helplessness | -0.212 | 2.998** | |||
| Internality | 0.240 | 3.028** | |||
Note: **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.