Table 7.
Test of moderated serial mediation effects.
| Variable | The results of the regression equation and its significance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result variable | Predictive variable | R2 | β | t | 95%CI Lower Bound | 95%CI Upper Bound |
| BPN | NLE | −4.64*** | −0.09 | −0.04 | ||
| BP | −23.94*** | −10.15 | −8.61 | |||
| Gender 1 | −3.17** | −3.74 | −0.88 | |||
| Grade 1 | 0.83 | −5.34 | 9.68 | |||
| Grade 2 | 0.04 | −8.67 | 8.56 | |||
| Grade 3 | 0.27 | −4.04 | 9.69 | |||
| NLE × BP | 0.02 | 0.06 | 5.19*** | 0.04 | 0.08 | |
| Anxiety | NLE | 14.31*** | 0.06 | 0.08 | ||
| BPN | −5. 69*** | −0.10 | −0.05 | |||
| Gender 1 | 1.07 | −0.24 | 0.82 | |||
| Grade 1 | −3.23** | −7.56 | −1.23 | |||
| Grade 2 | −2.27* | −6.55 | −0.80 | |||
| Grade 3 | −2.44* | −6.47 | −0.79 | |||
| BP | 5.28*** | 0.62 | 1.35 | |||
| NLE × BP | 0.01 | 0.00 | 4.68*** | 0.01 | 0.03 | |
| POGU | NLE | 2.17* | 0.00 | 0.01 | ||
| BPN | −0.19 | −0.01 | 0.01 | |||
| Gender 1 | 6.12*** | 0.59 | 1.15 | |||
| Grade 1 | 2.16* | 0.14 | 2.77 | |||
| Grade 2 | 2.10* | 0.08 | 2.34 | |||
| Grade 3 | 2.24* | 0.34 | 3.07 | |||
| Anxiety | 2.53* | 0.01 | 0.08 | |||
| BP | 6.15*** | 0.42 | 0.81 | |||
| NLE × BP | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.91+ | 0.00 | 0.01 |
NLE, Negative life events; POG, problematic online gaming use; BPN, Basic psychological needs; BP, Boredom proneness. +: marginally significant.