Table 2.

Mediation effect analysis (Variable-Centered Perspective).

Model	Mediation pathway	Effect	BootSE	95%CI
1	CTS → Competence → MIL	0.17	0.02	0.13 ~ 0.21
2	CTS → Autonomy → MIL	0.15	0.02	0.12 ~ 0.19
3	CTS → Relatedness → MIL	0.11	0.02	0.08 ~ 0.14
4	CTN → Competence → MIL	0.15	0.02	0.12 ~ 0.18
5	CTN → Autonomy → MIL	0.12	0.02	0.09 ~ 0.15
6	CTN → Relatedness → MIL	0.10	0.02	0.08 ~ 0.14
7	SC → Competence → MIL	0.18	0.03	0.13 ~ 0.24
8	SC → Autonomy → MIL	0.14	0.04	0.07 ~ 0.20
9	SC → Relatedness → MIL	0.01	0.04	−0.07 ~ 0.08
10	SDC → Competence → MIL	−0.29	0.03	−0.35~−0.23
11	SDC → Autonomy → MIL	−0.26	0.03	−0.33~−0.21
12	SDC → Relatedness → MIL	−0.24	0.04	−0.32~−0.16
13	CTS → Competence → MIL	0.12	0.03	0.07 ~ 0.17
	CTS → Autonomy → MIL	0.04	0.03	−0.01 ~ 0.09
	CTS → Relatedness → MIL	0.03	0.02	−0.01 ~ 0.07
14	CTN → Competence → MIL	0.10	0.02	0.06 ~ 0.14
	CTN → Autonomy → MIL	0.06	0.02	0.03 ~ 0.10
	CTN → Relatedness → MIL	−0.01	0.02	−0.04 ~ 0.03
15	SC → Competence → MIL	0.20	0.03	0.13 ~ 0.27
	SC → Autonomy → MIL	0.03	0.04	−0.06 ~ 0.11
	SC → Relatedness → MIL	−0.11	0.04	−0.19~−0.02
16	SDC → Competence → MIL	−0.21	0.04	−0.28~−0.14
	SDC → Autonomy → MIL	−0.11	0.04	−0.19~−0.04
	SDC → Relatedness → MIL	−0.05	0.05	−0.14 ~ 0.03

Note CTS: Connectedness to self; CTN: Connectedness to Nature; SC: Social Connectedness; SDC: Social Disconnection.