Table 2.

The Indirect Effect of Half-Longitudinal Mediation Analysis

Models	Mediators	Standardized Indirect Effects (a*b)	p	95% CI
Depression →AI dependence	AI entertainment motivation	0.000	0.826	[−0.001, 0.002]
	AI instrumental motivation	0.000	0.529	[−0.001, 0.001]
	AI social motivation	0.005	0.001	[0.002, 0.006]
	AI escape motivation	0.008	0.000	[0.006, 0.015]
Anxiety →AI dependence	AI entertainment motivation	0.000	0.822	[−0.001, 0.002]
	AI instrumental motivation	0.000	0.560	[−0.001, 0.001]
	AI social motivation	0.006	0.002	[0.003, 0.009]
	AI escape motivation	0.009	0.000	[0.006, 0.013]