Table 4.
Direct and indirect effects and 95% confidence intervals for the third serial mediation model.
| Pathway | Effect | Boot SE | Boot LLCI | Boot ULCI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total effect | .3392 | .0429 | .2548 | .4235 |
| Direct effect | -.0104 | .0331 | -.0753 | .0546 |
| Total indirect effect | .3495 | .0357 | .2807 | .4212 |
| Primary indirect effect of M1: Ind1 | .0007 | .0039 | -.0074 | .0088 |
| Primary indirect effect of M2: Ind2 | .3497 | .0356 | .2813 | .4213 |
| Primary indirect effect of M1 and M2: Ind3 | -.0009 | .0049 | -.0120 | .0079 |
| Secondary indirect effect of M2: Ind4 | -.092 | .031 | -.154 | -.030 |
| Secondary indirect effect of M1: Ind5 | -.001 | .005 | -.012 | .010 |
Boot, bootstrap; SE, standard error; LLCI, lower limit of the confidence interval; ULCI, upper limit of the confidence interval; ETMCQ_Credulity, epistemic trust mistrust credulity questionnaire, credulity 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 credulity on internalizing problems; direct effect of credulity on internalizing problems; total indirect effect of credulity on internalizing problems; path ind¹: ETMCQ_Credulity→RFQ-Y_Tot→YSR_Internalizzanti; path ind²: ETMCQ_ Credulity→DERS_Tot→YSR_Internalizzanti; path ind³: ETMCQ_ Credulity→RFQY_ Tot→DERS_Tot→YSR_Internalizzanti; path ind4: RFQ-Y_Tot→DERS_Tot→YSR_Internalizzanti; path ind5: ETMCQ_ Credulity→RFQ-Y_Tot→DERS_Tot.