Table 5.

The results of direct, indirect, and total effects on mediation analysis (N=212)

Effect	Standardized estimator	SE	Z-value	p	95% CI
Direct effect
PGS → OCS	0.11	0.02	5.30	<0.001	0.07–0.16
IUS-12 → OCS	0.02	0.01	2.29	0.022	0.002–0.03
Indirect effect
PGS → FCV-19S → OCS	0.03	0.01	3.31	<0.001	0.01–0.05
PGS → CRBS → OCS	0.08	0.02	5.29	<0.001	0.05–0.12
IUS-12 → FCV-19S → OCS	0.01	0.003	2.97	0.003	0.003–0.01
IUS-12 → CRBS → OCS	0.01	0.01	2.68	0.007	0.003–0.02
Path coefficients
FCV-19S → OCS	0.20	0.05	3.90	<0.001	0.10–0.30
CRBS → OCS	0.46	0.05	9.63	<0.001	0.37– 0.56
PGS → OCS	0.11	0.02	5.30	<0.001	0.07–0.16
IUS-12 → OCS	0.02	0.01	2.29	0.022	0.002–0.03
PGS → FCV-19S	0.17	0.03	6.24	<0.001	0.12–0.23
IUS-12 → FCV-19S	0.04	0.01	4.58	<0.001	0.03–0.06
PGS → CRBS	0.18	0.03	6.33	<0.001	0.13–0.24
IUS-12 → CRBS	0.03	0.01	2.79	0.005	0.01–0.05
Residual covariance
FCV-19S → CRBS	0.22	0.05	4.50	<0.001	0.13–0.32
Total effect
PGS → OCS	0.12	0.02	6.26	<0.001	0.08–0.16
IUS-12 → OCS	0.02	0.01	3.62	<0.001	0.01–0.03

SE, standard error; CI, confidence interval; PGS, Pandemic Grief Scale; OCS, Obsession with COVID-19 Scale; IUS-12, Intolerance of Uncertainty–12 items; FCV-19S, Fear of COVID-19 Scale; CRBS, Coronavirus Reassurance-Seeking Behavior Scale; COVID-19, coronavirus disease-2019