Table 3.

Mediation analysis of EAN on depression

Independent variables	Model 1 (Depression)		Model 2 (Neuroticism)		Model 3 (Depression)
	β	t	β	t	β	t
EAN	0.44	30.48***	0.39	26.27***
Neuroticism					0.50	37.32***
R2	0.190		0.149		0.40
F	928.851***		691.457***		1321.79***
Model effect	Effect		SE		t
Total effect	0.12		0.0041		30.41**
Direct effect	0.07		0.0038		18.23**
Indirect effect	0.05		0.0027		95% CI (0.18–0.21)

Adjusted for sex, grade, family economic status, only-child status.

^**p<0.01;

^***p<0.001.

EAN, emotional abuse and neglect; SE, standard error; CI, confidence interval