Table 2.
Direct and indirect effects and 95% confidence intervals for the first serial mediation model.
| Pathway | Effect | Boot SE | Boot LLCI | Boot ULCI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total effect | .0213 | .0456 | -.0683 | .1110 |
| Direct effect | .0001 | .0313 | -.0615 | .0616 |
| Total indirect effect | .0213 | .0388 | -.0564 | .0950 |
| Primary indirect effect of M1: Ind1 | .0257 | .0116 | .0037 | .0490 |
| Primary indirect effect of M2: Ind2 | .0288 | .0390 | -.0485 | .1043 |
| Primary indirect effect of M1 and M2: Ind3 | -.0332 | .0153 | -.0646 | -.0048 |
| Secondary indirect effect of M2: Ind4 | -.098 | .037 | -.171 | -.025 |
| Secondary indirect effect of M1: Ind5 | -.043 | .017 | -.077 | -.009 |
Boot, bootstrap; SE, standard error; LLCI, lower limit of the confidence interval; ULCI, upper limit of the confidence interval; ETMCQ_Trust, epistemic trust mistrust credulity questionnaire, trust score; RFQ-Y_Tot, reflective functioning questionnaire-youth, overall score; DERS_Tot, difficulties in emotion regulation scale, overall scale; YSR_Internalizzanti, youth self-report, internalizing manifestations scale. 1000 bootstrap samples with 95% confidence interval. Pathways are as follows: total effect of trust on internalizing problems; direct effect of trust on internalizing problems; total indirect effect of trust on internalizing problems; path ind¹: ETMCQ_Trust→RFQ-Y_Tot→YSR_Internalizzanti; path ind²: ETMCQ_Trust→DERS_Tot→YSR_Internalizzanti; path ind³: ETMCQ_Trust→RFQY_ Tot→DERS_Tot→YSR_Internalizzanti; path ind4: RFQ-Y_Tot→DERS_Tot→YSR_Internalizzanti; path ind5: ETMCQ_Trust→RFQ-Y_Tot→DERS_Tot.