Table 5.

The results of direct, indirect, and total effects on mediation analysis among participants aged ≥65 years old (N=300)

Effect	Standardized estimator	Z-value	p	95% CI
Direct effect
Inflexibility → Social-distancing phobia	0.06	1.10	0.271	-0.05 to 0.17
Indirect effect
Inflexibility → Uncertainty → Social-distancing phobia	0.08	2.92	0.004	0.03 to 0.13
Inflexibility → Viral anxiety → Social-distancing phobia	0.06	2.90	0.004	0.02 to 0.11
Inflexibility → Preoccupation with sleep → Social-distancing phobia	0.06	2.83	0.005	0.02 to 0.10
Path coefficients
Inflexibility → Uncertainty	0.45	8.62	<0.001	0.35 to 0.55
Inflexibility → Viral anxiety	0.18	3.23	0.001	0.07 to 0.30
Inflexibility → Preoccupation with sleep	0.32	5.93	<0.001	0.22 to 0.44
Uncertainty → Social-distancing phobia	0.18	3.10	0.002	0.07 to 0.29
Viral anxiety → Social-distancing phobia	0.34	6.62	<0.001	0.24 to 0.45
Preoccupation with sleep → Social-distancing phobia	0.18	3.22	0.001	0.07 to 0.29
Residual covariance
Uncertainty ↔ Viral anxiety	0.22	4.27	<0.001	0.12 to 0.33
Uncertainty ↔ Preoccupation with sleep	0.30	5.71	<0.001	0.19 to 0.40
Viral anxiety ↔ Preoccupation with sleep	0.29	5.17	<0.001	0.18 to 0.40
Total effect
Inflexibility → Social-distancing phobia	0.20	5.23	<0.001	0.13 to 0.28

CI, confidence interval