Table 4.
Results of the multiple mediation analysis
| Effect size | SE | Percentage of total effects | 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower limit | Upper limit | ||||
| Total effects | |||||
| Emotional abuse → BMI | 1.312 | 0.416 | 100.00% | 0.482 | 2.141 |
| Model1: Anxiety and bulimia as multiple mediate variables | |||||
| Indirect effects | 0.739 | 0.356 | 56.33% | 0.261 | 1.608 |
| Pathway1: Emotional abuse → Anxiety → BMI | 0.473 | 0.293 | 36.03% | 0.126 | 1.287 |
| Pathway2: Emotional abuse → Bulimia → BMI | 0.185 | 0.185 | 14.06% | -0.026 | 0.700 |
| Pathway3: Emotional abuse → Anxiety → Bulimia → BMI | 0.082 | 0.052 | 6.24% | 0.018 | 0.283 |
| Model2: Depression and bulimia as multiple mediate variables | |||||
| Indirect effects | 0.347 | 0.282 | 26.45% | -0.106 | 0.996 |
| Pathway4: Emotional abuse → Depression → BMI | -0.014 | 0.189 | -1.07% | -0.376 | 0.396 |
| Pathway5: Emotional abuse → Bulimia → BMI | 0.222 | 0.208 | 16.92% | -0.037 | 0.784 |
| Pathway6: Emotional abuse → Depression → Bulimia → BMI | 0.140 | 0.102 | 10.67% | 0.003 | 0.423 |
BMI Body Mass Index