Table 6.

Diagram of mediation effects, direct effects, and total effects decomposition.

Path	Effect	BoostSE	95%CI		Effect proportion
			Lower bound	Upper bound
NLE → POGU	0.008	0.003	0.002	0.014	42.11%
NLE → BPN → POGU	0.004	0.001	0.002	0.006	21.05%
NLE → Anxiety→POGU	0.005	0.001	0.003	0.008	26. 32%
NLE → BPN → Anxiety→POGU	0.001	0.000	0.001	0.002	5.26%
Total indirect effect	0.011	0.002	0.007	0.014	57.89%
Total effect	0.019	0.003	0.014	0.024

NLE, Negative life events; POGU, problematic online gaming use; BPN, Basic psychological needs; BP, Boredom proneness.