Table 3.
Direct and indirect effects and 95% confidence intervals for the second serial mediation model.
| Pathway | Effect | Boot SE | Boot LLCI | Boot ULCI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total effect | .4888 | .0398 | .4106 | .5770 |
| Direct effect | .1588 | .0328 | .0944 | .2232 |
| Total indirect effect | .3300 | .0298 | .2730 | .3898 |
| Primary indirect effect of M1: Ind1 | .0015 | .0042 | -.0063 | .0110 |
| Primary indirect effect of M2: Ind2 | .3305 | .0299 | .2733 | .3903 |
| Primary indirect effect of M1 and M2: Ind3 | -.0020 | .0056 | -.0141 | .0090 |
| Secondary indirect effect of M2: Ind4 | -.087 | .028 | -.142 | -.032 |
| Secondary indirect effect of M1: Ind5 | -.003 | .006 | -.014 | .008 |
Boot, bootstrap; SE, standard error; LLCI, lower limit of the confidence interval; ULCI, upper limit of the confidence interval; ETMCQ_Mistrust, epistemic trust mistrust credulity questionnaire, mistrust 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 mistrust on internalizing problems; direct effect of mistrust on internalizing problems; total indirect effect of mistrust on internalizing problems; path ind¹: ETMCQ_Mistrust→RFQ-Y_Tot→YSR_Internalizzanti; path ind²: ETMCQ_ Mistrust→DERS_Tot→YSR_Internalizzanti; path ind³: ETMCQ_ Mistrust→RFQ-Y_Tot→DERS_Tot→ YSR_Internalizzanti; path ind4: RFQ-Y_Tot→ DERS_Tot→YSR_Internalizzanti; path ind5: ETMCQ_ Mistrust→RFQY_ Tot→DERS_Tot.