Table 5.

Bootstrap results for the indirect effects

		95% bootstrap CI
Indirect effect	B	Lower	Upper	β
Gender → Anxiety → Search for meaning	0.74	0.32	1.23	0.05
Gender → Depression → PCS	-0.76	-1.36	-0.31	− 0.04
Gender → Depression → MCS	-2.79	-4.14	-1.56	− 0.12
Gender → Depression → Presence of meaning	-0.60	-1.08	-0.22	− 0.04
Gender → Problem-focused coping - Self → Presence of meaning	0.48	0.06	1.01	0.03
Gender → Avoidant coping - Self → Presence of meaning	-0.34	-0.78	-0.05	− 0.02
Gender → Problem-focused coping - Other → Search for meaning	0.81	0.36	1.36	0.06
Gender → Problem-focused coping - Other → Presence of meaning	0.38	0.03	0.87	0.03
Income → Problem-focused coping - Other → Search for meaning	-0.16	-0.33	-0.01	− 0.03
Traumatic life events → Anxiety → Search for meaning	0.42	0.18	0.71	0.05
Traumatic life events → Depression → PCS	-0.50	-0.88	-0.20	− 0.05
Traumatic life events → Depression → MCS	-1.83	-2.67	-1.08	− 0.14
Traumatic life events → Depression → Presence of meaning	-0.39	-0.72	-0.15	− 0.05
Traumatic life events → Problem-focused coping - Self → Presence of meaning	0.26	0.03	0.54	0.03
Traumatic life events → Dysfunctional coping - Self → Presence of meaning	-0.29	-0.60	-0.05	− 0.04
Traumatic life events → Self-mastery → MCS	-0.24	-0.53	0.00	− 0.02
Traumatic life events → Self-mastery → Presence of meaning	-0.19	-0.43	0.00	− 0.02
Traumatic life events → Problem-focused coping - Other → Search for meaning	0.33	0.11	0.63	0.04
Traumatic life events → Problem-focused coping - Other → Presence of meaning	0.16	0.01	0.37	0.02

Note. N = 366. Only the significant indirect effects are shown for clarity. Higher self-mastery scores indicate a weaker sense of personal mastery. CI = Confidence Interval; PCS = Physical Component Scale; MCS = Mental Component Scale

^a 0 = Male, 1 = Female