Table 2.

Mediation paths and effect analysis

				Bootstrap 95%CI
Path		Effect	Effect size	Lower	Upper
Total	N → OAS	0.122		0.077	0.159
Direct	N → OAS	0.131		0.070	0.196
Specific indirect	N → Alexithymia → OAS	-0.058	44.3%	-0.091	-0.029
	N → Anxiety → OAS	0.042	32.1%	0.018	0.073
	N → Alexithymia → Anxiety → OAS	0.006	4.6%	0.001	0.014
Total	C → OAS	0.068		-0.002	0.136
Direct	C → OAS	0.049		-0.020	0.124
Specific indirect	C → Alexithymia → OAS	0.029	59.2%	0.011	0.056
	C → Anxiety → OAS	-0.007	14.3%	-0.023	0.000
	C → Alexithymia → Anxiety → OAS	-0.003	6.1%	-0.008	-0.001
Total	A → OAS	0.028		-0.041	0.088
Direct	A → OAS	0.039		-0.029	0.098
Specific indirect	A → Alexithymia → OAS	-0.002	5.1%	-0.017	0.009
	A → Anxiety → OAS	-0.009	23.1%	-0.023	-0.001
	A → Alexithymia → Anxiety → OAS	0.000	0	-0.001	0.002
Total	O → OAS	0.108		0.053	0.167
Direct	O → OAS	0.099		0.043	0.156
Specific indirect	O → Alexithymia → OAS	-0.002	2.0%	-0.014	0.011
	O → Anxiety → OAS	0.010	10.1%	0.004	0.024
	O → Alexithymia → Anxiety → OAS	0.000	0	-0.001	0.002
Total	E → OAS	-0.002		-0.046	0.047
Direct	E → OAS	-0.016		-0.065	0.033
Specific indirect	E → Alexithymia → OAS	0.020	125.0%	0.007	0.041
	E → Anxiety → OAS	-0.003	18.8%	-0.012	0.001
	E → Alexithymia → Anxiety → OAS	-0.002	12.5%	-0.006	-0.001

Note OAS = Odor Awareness Scale; N = neuroticism; C = conscientiousness; A = agreeableness; O = openness; E = extraversion