Table 14.

Mediation estimates and path estimates.

		Label	Estimate	SE	Z	p	% Mediation
Mediation estimates	Effect
	Indirect	a × b	−0.0897	0.0273	−3.29	0.001	12.0
	Direct	c	−0.6560	0.0649	−10.11	< 0.001	88.0
	Total	c + a × b	−0.7457	0.0611	−12.20	< 0.001	100.0
Path estimates	Path
	Subscale COPE care burden → Subscale COPE social support	a	−0.524	0.0675	−7.77	< 0.001
	Subscale COPE social support → Psychological well-being (WHO-5)	b	0.171	0.0472	3.63	< 0.001
	Subscale COPE care burden → Psychological well-being (WHO-5)	c	−0.656	0.0649	−10.11	< 0.001

The buffering role of social support (measured through the COPE Index subscale) in mediating the relation between care burden (measured through the COPE Index subscale) and psychological well-being (measured via WHO-5).