Table 15.
Mediation estimates and path estimates.
| Label | Estimate | SE | Z | p | % Mediation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediation estimates | Effect | ||||||
| Indirect | a × b | −0.0943 | 0.0252 | −3.74 | < 0.001 | 16.5 | |
| Direct | c | −0.4768 | 0.0612 | −7.79 | < 0.001 | 83.5 | |
| Total | c + a × b | −0.5712 | 0.0589 | −9.70 | < 0.001 | 100.0 | |
| Path estimates | Path | ||||||
| Care burden measured by the four questions specifically designed → Subscale COPE social support | a | −0.441 | 0.0622 | −7.09 | < 0.001 | ||
| Subscale COPE social support → Psychological well-being (WHO-5) | b | 0.214 | 0.0487 | 4.39 | < 0.001 | ||
| Care burden measured by the four questions specifically designed → Psychological well-being (WHO-5) | c | −0.477 | 0.0612 | −7.79 | < 0.001 | ||
The buffering role of social support (measured through the COPE Index subscale) in mediating the relation between care burden (measured through the four questions specifically designed) and psychological well-being (measured via WHO-5).